The BE90 Mitsubishi Motors Cup cross-country course at Badminton was 3,150m in length in 2019. The optimum time was seven minutes, with horses required to travel at 450m/min, which 39 combinations from 99 starters achieved by jumping clear inside the time (39%). Fifty-nine competitors managed a clear cross-country jumping round — 60% of starters.
Take a look around the course and find out which fences caught combinations out…
Fence 1
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Fence 2
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Fence 3 — one refusal
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Fence 4AB — two refusals
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Fence 5
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Fence 9 — 12 refusals, one retirement and one rider fall
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Fence 10 — one refusal
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Fence 11AB — two refusals
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Fence 12
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Fence 13 — eight refusals, one retirement and one rider fall
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Fence 14
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Fence 15
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Fence 16AB — eight refusals, one retirement and one rider fall
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Fence 17ABC — five refusals and one retirement
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Fence 18
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Fence 19 — one refusal
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Fence 20AB — seven refusals and one rider fall
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Fence 21
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Fence 22 — two refusals
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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.
