For the first time, the All England Polo Club and The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund, joined forces to bring one of Hickstead’s legendary post-polo parties to a wider audience – at The champagne Pommery Ball on Saturday 13 March.

Guests enjoyed a champagne reception, followed by a sumptious four-course meal from Hickstead’s resident restaurateur’s, Brighton’s Due South (recently voted Best Seaside Restaurant in Britain), ending with a good old fashioned boogie to infamous local rock’n'roll band ‘In Yer Face’. A very successful raffle and auction, boasting holidays to Dubai, racing weekends, and an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the King’s Troop in London amongst others, saw the MDIRF raise thousands for their cause.

Having learnt the hard way in the past, Sunday’s chukkas were rescheduled, and with no excuse to go home early the revelry went on late into the night…