We were treated to a historic result at the 2026 Mars Badminton Horse Trials when Lordships Graffalo became the first horse to be a three-time winner at this iconic five-star event.

Here, we give you a full run down of the top 10 of this year’s Badminton…

1. Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo

Ros and “Walter” (pictured top) led from start to finish, adding just two time-faults from the showjumping phase to their phenomenal 23.7 dressage.

“I’m absolutely kind of stunned; it probably won’t sink in for a bit,” said Ros. “I’m just in awe of how he jumped today. It was probably one of the best rounds he’s ever jumped, and probably one of the best rounds I’ve ridden as well.”

2. Tim Price and Falco

New Zealand’s Tim Price had very little to worry about on the final day as Falco is such a phenomenal showjumper.

The pair were only one of two who jumped clear inside the time on the final day – the other combination being Germany’s Arne Bergendahl and Luthien NRW, who finished 35th.

Falco and Tim climbed from 10th to fifth to second after each of the three phases.

”He’s just so much fun – we take all the horses for all of their qualities and he has his issues, but showjumping is not one of his,” said Tim, who has been riding with a recently operated on shoulder injury. “Today has been good fun.”

3. Harry Meade and Annaghmore Valoner

World number one Harry and this brilliant mare, who has finished fourth at Burghley twice, dropped one place in the final phase after having a fence down, plus .8 of a time-fault.

”I’m delighted and I thought she jumped beautifully,” said Harry, who yesterday confessed he has a real soft spot for this mare. “She handled the cheers, the crowd, the atmosphere.

“She went round in a beautiful, soft way and jumped out of her skin, and the rail was very minor. I couldn’t be happier.”

4. Tom Jackson and United 36

United 36 is an incredibly exciting horse for the future – this was his first five-star at just 10years old and he really impressed all week.

Tom and United 36 were equal 20th after the dressage and jumped a brilliant clear round across country, picking up 3.6 time-faults before jumping clear today, adding just .4 of a time-fault.

”What a horse – he has answered every question we’ve asked of him, every time,” said Tom. “He’s always been a good jumper, but he’s had a rail in each of the CCI4*-Ls we’ve done and so we’ve worked really hard over the winter to get him as strong as possible and he felt good out there over a tough enough track. He really delivered.”

5. Katie Magee and Treworra

Katie and “Wilf” bettered their 11th place at this event in 2025 and climbed from 26th after the dressage into eventual fifth.

They jumped a superb clear inside the time across country and then added four jumping faults today.

“He jumped brilliantly. I was a little nervous and he really looked after me,” said Katie. He is an absolute superstar. I really love it at Badminton – it’s horsey paradise.” 

6. Tayla Mason and Centennial

British-based New Zealand rider Tayla was the biggest climber up the leaderboard this week.

With her mother Sonya’s home-bred 15-year-old Centennial, Tayla was 40th after the first phase, but thanks to a speedy clear inside the time across country and a clear jumping round today – where they picked up just 1.6 time-faults – they rocketed up to sixth.

“We’ve been working hard on his showjumping and it’s taken a while,” said Tayla. “It takes a long time to get a horse to five-star level and then it takes a long time to establish to correct system and after all these years, I think I’ve got a solid one now and it’s really exciting.

“We’ve been working a lot on his gymnastic work to try and train a fifth leg – like you would for cross-country, but actually it helps with the showjumping too. But it’s been a case of trial and error with the exercises, which is why it takes so long, as every horse is different.”

7. Gaspard Maksud and Zaragoza

This speedy Frenchman and his equally speedy mare were another to benefit from a swift double clear cross-country round.

They were 38th after dressage but finished cross-country day in equal 12th. They then picked up four jumping penalties today, but climbed another five places.

“She had a cracking round yesterday and recovered well and jumped well today and the fence down was more my fault than hers,” said Gaspard. “She really tried for me.”

8. Felix Vogg and Cartania

Swiss rider Felix endured something of a yo-yo week. They were fourth after dressage but then dropped to equal 10th following the cross-country owing to 7.2 time-faults. They then rose to eighth following the showjumping, where they incurred four jumping faults.

”I’m really happy with her – she was much more rideable today than she was yesterday,” said Felix. “I worked her a couple of times this morning, which definitely helped.”

9. Benjamin Massie and Filao De Perle

This French combination were 25th after the dressage and added 3.2 cross-country time-faults to put them into 12th before picking up 4.8 faults in the final phase to put them in ninth.

“He finished a little bit tired yesterday so I’m pleased, but he’s usually a good jumper, so I’m a little bit disappointed,” said Benjamin.

10. Sarah Bullimore and Corimiro

Sarah and the very promising home-bred Corimiro, who at 10 years old was contesting his first five-star, put in a Stirling performance to round off the top 10.

They jumped clear inside the time yesterday but added two fences down today, which Sarah was slightly disappointed about today given this horse’s excellent showjumping record.

“I’m chuffed to bit with him,” said Sarah. “I mean, I’m obviously disappointed as he’s normally an amazing jumper but it’s all a learning curve.

“He’s 10, it’s his first time at this level and there’s always next time and he’s got a phenomenal future ahead of him.”

Images by Tim Wilkinson

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