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

Fence 2

Fence 3 — one refusal

Fence 4AB — two refusals


Fence 5

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Fence 6

Fence 7ABC — five refusals and one retirement

Fence 8

Fence 9 — 12 refusals, one retirement and one rider fall

Fence 10 — one refusal

Fence 11AB — two refusals


Fence 12

Fence 13 — eight refusals, one retirement and one rider fall

Fence 14

Fence 15

Fence 16AB — eight refusals, one retirement and one rider fall


Fence 17ABC — five refusals and one retirement



Fence 18

Fence 19 — one refusal

Fence 20AB — seven refusals and one rider fall


Fence 21

Fence 22 — two refusals

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