Habtoor Polo maintained their perfect-winning record in British Polo Day Dubai events as they easily saw off latest challengers, the British Exiles.
The two-part 2014 UAE tour reached a glamorous conclusion in front of 450 VIP guests as Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Rashid Al Maktoum's team claimed a 8-5 win.
Six-goal handicapper Guillermo Cuitino's power across the park proved the difference, as his constant rate of scoring proved too much for the opposition in the Land Rover Thesiger Trophy.
The two sides were meeting for the first time in the luxurious surroundings at Dubai Polo & Equestrian club, after the hosts had beaten the British Army in the five previous runnings.
Habtoor swept into a 2-0 lead in the opening chukka, aided by the nous of Argentine veteran Cuitino.
The Exiles started slowly in last week's agonising 8-6 defeat by Ghantoot Polo in Abu Dhabi, and they could not find a footing again as the host's dominated the early stages.
A thrilling five-goal second chukka saw patron Mohammed Khalaf Al Habtoor play an influential role as South American duo Cuitino and Flaco Martinez moved Habtoot further ahead.
In between, Jamie Morrison had surged forward to open the Exiles' account with George Meyrick later exhibiting the technical ability which has earned him a six-goal handicap to keep his team in the hunt.
Sheikha Maitha added an ominous tone to the scoreline as her royal touch helped push Habtoor further ahead at the start of the third period.
New hope was provided for the Exiles as they moved back within three strikes as Jacqui Hooper opened her account with a tap-in.
This was soon extinguished as Cuitino halted any prospect of a rousing comeback in the final chukka as he finished off a dynamic run in typically powerful fashion.
The teams then exchanged strikes in the beginning of the fourth. Hooper fumbled home a scrappy goal to make it 8-5 at the death, but there was not enough time left to cause any Habtoor nerves before the referees called time on the match.
Elsewhere, the Guards took the first honours of the day on camel-back as they thrashed the Cavalry 5-1 in the Hackett Trophy.
A similarly dominant display in the Princes Cup saw Eton claim a 4-0 win against rivals Harrow in the latest chapter of a 200-year-old sporting rivalry between the United Kingdom's most prestigious fee-paying schools.
Cambridge then waltzed to a 7-1 triumph in the Varsity match against fellow British university Oxford, with Jeremy Pemberton the Gaucho Cup's star performer.
The 2014 British Polo Day series now moves onto Morocco on April 19.
