Fancy giving the BE90 Mitsubishi Cup a go next year? Here are the cross-country fences that caused problems in 2016

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The Mitsubishi Motors Cup held at Badminton Horse Trials immediately before the prestigious four-star event is the pinnacle of the lower levels of eventing in Britain.

This year, the BE90 championship was won by Sophie Walker from Shropshire riding her own 10-year-old Rhapsody RFW. The combination won on their impressive dressage mark of 24.8 penalties. Second place went to Jessie Vanassche from the Isle of Wight riding Da Vinci II who finished on a score of 25.3. Third place was occupied by Emily Taggart riding Solo XII, who finished on 25.4 penalties due to getting 2.8 too-fast time-penalties on the cross-country course.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.