Polo & More, Singapore 2017 Polo & More, Singapore 2017 | Page 29

Shane Boyd on the near side for the Hong Kong Polo Team with the Garcha Hotels players coming in to attempt a steal A three man race to the play, Shane Boyd, Kunal Narula and Vinod Kumar A ride- off to the boards from Lynly Fong on Satinder Garcha There is an old saying that “it isn’t over until the fat lady has sung” and quite clearly for them she had prematurely been warming up her vocal chords and whist they listened to the impromptu Aria, the Hong Kong polo team’s Isabelle Larenaudie stole the ball away and took an impressive run to goal, and a shot from the acutest of angles, to score the runaway goal of the day with 30 seconds left on the clock. The surprise of the opposition was palpable; but the goal was a glory goal as good as it gets. 29 Apart from the win Hong Kong polo team also celebrated their Captain Patrick Furlong’s MVP (Most Valuable Player) win, but all the silver-ware didn’t head home to Hong Kong, the BPP (Best Playing Pony) went to Casita belonging to TATA Communications CEO Vinod Kumar. ■