After the end of the polo season in England, with a magnificient championship match of the British Open Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup, that saw La Dolfina Scone as winners, the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) announced the 15-11 goal handicap changes, on Wednesday July 23.
These are the most significant raises:
8 to 9: Francisco Elizalde.
7 to 8: Paco De Narvaez, Lukin Monteverde.
6 a 7: Lorenzo Chavanne, Lucas Criado, Rosendo Torreguitar.
5 to 6: Ricardo Garros, Louis Hine, Rufino Merlos, Manuel Plaza de Ayala.
4 to 5: Will Harper, Nico Roberts, Hugo Taylor, Tomas Willans.
3 to 4: Beltran Di Paola, Alfie Hyde.
2 to 4: Felix Toccalino.
2 to 3: Mia Cambiaso, Josh Hyde.
1 to 2: Nicholas van Oppen.
0 to 1: Hugh Bate, Ashley Glennie, Matias Maldonado, Babar Naseem
SEE THE COMPLETE LIST HERE
Cover photo, Fran Elizalde (Kazak), who was raised from 8 to 9 goals, by Mark Beaumont.