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Sunday, the 22nd June 2008, Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund Pro Celebrity Polo Day - Gates Open at 10.30AM, Tournament to begin at 11AM

Sunday, the 22nd June 2008 is the date for the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund Pro Celebrity Polo Day at the exciting and prestigious new venue of Cowdray Polo Club, Midhurst, West Sussex. The pro-celebrity tournament will start at 11am.

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In the past the day has attracted a host of celebrities including Zara Phillips Patron of the Charity, Ringo Star, Jodie Kidd, Pippa Funnel, Stephanie Powers, Richard Dunwoody, Mike Rutherford and many many more.

With a long and illustrious history, Cowdray Park is recognized worldwide as the Home of British Polo. Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within Viscount Cowdray’s 16,500 acre estate in West Sussex, the game of polo has been played at Cowdray for close on a century – the first competitive tournaments being recorded in 1910.

The Polo consists of four teams, containing two celebrity riders and two professional Polo players and each team will play a chukka of Polo. The winners of each match will then play in the Final for the MDIRF Trophy.

Following this will be a High Goal Exhibition match featuring two of the best teams in the Country who will be competing in the prestigious Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup in July.

Players/Guests to include:

Zara Phillips (Patron)
Seb Coe
Otis Ferry
Katie Price & Peter Andre
Richard Dunwoody
Royal Artillery
Seha Ahmad
Matt Baker
Lucinda Green
Penny Smith
Michelle Collins
Bill Murray
Jody Kidd

During the Day everyone will be able to try their dogs agility skills in the Pedigree Chum Agility Arena, which provides endless entertainment for all

There will be excellent catering facilities but please do bring a picnic to enjoy pitch side if you wish. A funfair for the children, a wonderful shopping village offering something for everybody as well as the renown Silent Auction Marquee where there will be over 50 lots to bid for, a raffle and a tombola.

The MDIRF also invites you to help with the day. Volunteers are needed for preparation, stewarding, selling raffle tickets and clearing up the next day.

We would also welcome more prizes so if you can donate something special for the auctions or a smaller prize for the tom bola and raffle please let us know

Car passes available at £10 a car.

For more information call;
Rosemary Lang on 01726 813156 rosemary@mdirf.co.uk
Catherine Mcilwraith on 01798 861321 catherine.mcilwraith@yahoo.co.uk

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