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
Fence 2: Flower Bed
Fence 3: Pol Roger Table
Fence 4a, b, c: Land Rover Fountain
Fence 5a and b: Discovery Valley — over the hanging log then five strides to the double brush on the mound
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
Fence 7a, b, c and d: Holland Cooper Leaf Pit — various options here; riders can avoid going down the enormous drop
Direct route is straight off the drop followed by a brush and an arrowhead
Fence 8a, b, c and d: Discovery Valley
Direct route is over this huge log spread, then a curving four strides to a corner
Fence 8a alternative — riders then double-back on themselves…
… to another big log, followed by a ditch and another log
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
Fence 10a, b, c and 11a and b: Land Rover Trout Hatchery
Fence 12: Captain’s Log:
Fence 13a, b, c and d: Joules at the Maltings
Fence 14a, b, c and d: Rolex Combination
Fence 15: Horse Sport Ireland Flyover
Fence 16a, b: Land Rover at the Lake
Fence 17: Winners’ Avenue
Fence 18: Cottesmore Leap
Fence 19a, b and c: Keeper’s Brushes
Fence 20a, b, c, d and e: Clarence Court
Fence 21: Pardubice
Fence 22: Collyweston Slate Mine
Fences 23a and b: Anniversary Splash
Fence 24 and 25: Lion Bridge
Fence 26: Parasols
Fence 27: Land Rover Finale
Don’t miss H&H’s Burghley preview, including a course 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).
