Want to have a go at the BE90 Mitsubishi Motors Cup next year? Here’s what the 2017 cross-country looked like

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The BE90 Mitsubishi Motors Cup cross-country course at Badminton was 3,100m in length in 2017. The optimum time was six-minutes and 59 seconds, with horses riders required to travel at 450m/min, which 39 combinations from 95 finishers achieved, with many clocking up too-fast time-faults. Sixty-four competitors managed a clear cross-country jumping round.

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Fence two

One refusal

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Fence three

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Fence four A

Two refusals

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Fence four B

One fall

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Fence five

Two refusals and one fall

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Fence six

One refusal

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Fence seven

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Fence eight A

18 refusals and one fall

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Fence eight B

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Fence eight C

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Fence nine

Three refusals

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Fence 11A

Five refusals

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Fences 11B and C

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Fence 12

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Fence 13 (fastest route to jump as corner on the left)

11 refusals

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Fence 14

One refusal

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Fence 15

One refusal

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Fence 16A and B

12 refusals

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Fence 17A

Five refusals

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Fence 17B (left-hand side of the bullfinch)

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Fence 17C

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One refusal

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Fence 20B

Seven refusals

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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.