Los Locos beat Clarita by a narrow 9-8 and won the Royal Windsor Cup, Europe'smost important medium goal competition in the final held today at Guards Polo Club.

The match started with a P4 hit by Tomas Garcia del Rio but went over the back line off adefender's stick. P6 hit high but wide of goal by García del Rio Spot hit by Cubi Tocalino to Mark Tomlinson and hit upfield and a P3 awarded to Los Locos and Clare Tomlinson scored the opening goal 4 mins into the chukka, 1-0 for Los Locos. A spot hit by Mark hit to Cubi, then Mark fouled with P4 awarded well struck by Clare to put them two goals up, 2-0. P5B awarded to Los Locos, taken by Clar3 and tapped then hit a long shot through goal, and 3-0. Clarita attack by Tomás García del Rio, but ball bounced then hit out by George Gemmell, as the bell went for the end of the first chukka.

In the second chukka, a P2 scored by García del Rio put things 3-1 in favour of Los Locos. Then, Garcia del Rio scored with a great shot from 60 yards out the side of the ground to score, 2-3. A P5B by Clare Tomlinson taken forward but ball out of play. From throw in, Clare got ball and scored with an under the neck shot, 2-4. Then Clare got he ball from the lineout and got a spot hit from 5 yards to score to 5-2. A spot hit by Clare to son Mark was picked up by Garcia del Rio who scored from 60 yards out just before the chukka ended with Los Locos leading 5-3.

In the following chukka, Garcia del Rio got the ball and ran to score to cut the margin to one goal. A P4 struck along the ground and through goal to level at 5-5. Next, a P5B by Clare tapped and Mark passed to Clare, whose shot was cleared by Tomás García del Riobut over own back line. A P6 by Clare hit high but wide. Then, a spot hit by TGR near centre of ground eventually led to him scoring with an under the neck shot to go into the lead, 6-5 for the first time. A spot hit by CT moved up field then a P3 awarded to Los Locos was scored by Mark to level at 6-all.

A Mark Tomlinson attack was taken by Matt Lodder, but then missed and Tomás García del Rio took it. A great cut shot after a few tap shots by Mark to score on Foxy, an 11 year old balck gelding took Los Locos 7-6 up. A P4 by Clare was wide left of goal, but then she had a run to score 8-6 seconds before the end of the chukka.

A P4 by Clare struck well but wide right of goal. Then a spot hit by García del Rio hit up to Chris Mathias who took the ball on and was Garcia del Rio who scored to close the gap to 8-7 in favour or Los Locos. A spot hit from 15 yards scored by Clare put Los Locos 9-7 up, followed by a goal by Tomás Garcia del Rio. Less than two minues of play remaining, and with Los Locos leading 9-8, Clarita got a spot hit from near halfway taken by Garcia del Rio that went towards goal, but hit over the back line by a Los Locos defender. Next a P6 hit wide right by García del Rio. Then, Mark hit out and had a run downfield, but García del Río went on attack again. But the bell went for the end of the match and Los Locos won 9-8.