The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross-country course looks set to be a true challenge for this year’s competitors.
The CCI5*-L course features 27 fences over four miles through the iconic Lincolnshire parkland, designed by Captain Mark Phillips and built by Philip Herbert and his team.
Take a look at what horses and riders will tackle on cross-country day (Saturday, 7 September)
Fence 1: Lambert’s Sofa
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Fence 2: Flower Bed
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Fence 3: Pol Roger Table
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Fence 4a, b, c: Land Rover Fountain
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Fence 5a and b: Discovery Valley — over the hanging log then five strides to the double brush on the mound
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Fence 6a and b: Rolex Grand Slam Triple Brush — direct route one jumping effort at the arrowhead brush over the ditch; longer option two narrow brushes with a ditch between them
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Fence 7a, b, c and d: Holland Cooper Leaf Pit — various options here; riders can avoid going down the enormous drop
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Direct route is straight off the drop followed by a brush and an arrowhead
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Fence 8a, b, c and d: Discovery Valley
Direct route is over this huge log spread, then a curving four strides to a corner
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Fence 8a alternative — riders then double-back on themselves…
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… to another big log, followed by a ditch and another log
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Fence 9a and b: Flight Hangar — option of a rolltop with a drop on landing or a rolltop on flatter ground followed by a hedge
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Fence 10a, b, c and 11a and b: Land Rover Trout Hatchery
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Fence 12: Captain’s Log:
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Fence 13a, b, c and d: Joules at the Maltings
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Fence 14a, b, c and d: Rolex Combination
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Fence 15: Horse Sport Ireland Flyover
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Fence 16a, b: Land Rover at the Lake
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Fence 17: Winners’ Avenue
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Fence 18: Cottesmore Leap
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Fence 19a, b and c: Keeper’s Brushes
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Fence 20a, b, c, d and e: Clarence Court
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Fence 21: Pardubice
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Fence 22: Collyweston Slate Mine
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Fences 23a and b: Anniversary Splash
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Fence 24 and 25: Lion Bridge
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Fence 26: Parasols
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Fence 27: Land Rover Finale
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Don’t miss H&H’s Burghley preview, including acourse walk with five-time winner Mark Todd, plus a full form guide and a scorecard to fill in for every rider, on sale now (issue dated Thursday 5 September). Read the full report in next week’s magazine (Thursday, 12 September).
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Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
