Well, not my sort of thing. I'm not knocking it as a sport (I've never seen it) but the associations aren't something that floats my boat and although I'm sure the plebs are allowed to turn up to cast their critical eye over a chukka or two, it's really a sport played by and for rich people, royals and those who want to be seen on the international polo circuit. Since my personal aspirations are neither wealth or it's accoutrements, I am against the Royal family in all it's forms until it becomes self-supporting and the Queen is no longer head of state and I have no desire to be papped in the company of a celebrity, I can't see a reason for going.

Also, whatever demographic I part of, I'm guessing I'm not it seeing as I've not heard of several of the sponsors and the fact it's sponsored by Cartier suggests I might be out of my depth here. As for the ticket prices, £35 for the North Grandstand seems reasonable but £50 for the South a tad steep. I'd love to know how much the lunch tickets are though.

We didn't play it at school, after school and no-one I know plays it; it's not on telly, I don't see it in the papers and the results are never on the news or Grandstand. We never discuss it in the pub, in sessions, at home or anywhere else I ever go. It's relevance to me is nil, nadda, nowt. Come to think of it, if if Casio did sponsor it I wouldn't go - it would have lost it's essence as the sport of the jet-set.

So if it's OK, I'll give it a miss.* Each to his own though - sounds like a jape so raise a glass of Pimms for the rest of us!








*Even the Anton Mossiman lunch would't temp me, although I'd consider it if it was free of course (which I'm sure it might be to one or two of the richest and most beautiful) as I'm sure it will be delightful. I like the thought of an international crowd though, are they all minted or do they retire to their camper vans before heading off the the next meeting in Dubai or wherever?