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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T09:28:29.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.horseandhound.co.uk",
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  "textContent": "50 Sam Watson riding Ballyneety Rocketman during the cross country phase at during the MARS Badminton Horse Trials at Badminton, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire in the UK between 6 - 10 May 2026\n\n**H &H eventing columnist and one of the world’s top course designers Mark Phillips analyses the Badminton cross-country course and the TV commentary **\n\nIn the old days, Frank Weldon built Badminton so that when the Brits reached the championship later in the year, the course would seem easy. With my selector hat on, I was disappointed with this year’s course! This was not a bigger and more difficult version of what the squad will face at the World […]",
  "title": "‘Badminton course designer Eric Winter will be pleased with his statistics, but he didn’t help British selectors,’ says Mark Phillips"
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