Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials - Thursday Dressage Roundup

Former Junior National Champion and Young Riders squad member Eliza Stoddart retained her position at the top of the leader board at the end of play at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials today. Her score of 28.7 with Anne Staley’s Priorspark Opposition Free proved unbeatable, with only Sarah Bullimore and Reve Du Rouet matching dressage pathfinders Tim Price and Bango’s score of 29.6 to sit equal second. Tim also holds eighth place with Xavier Faer on 31.5 and still has his ‘trump card’ to play in the form last year’s winner Ringwood Sky Boy who is the last to go down the centre line tomorrow afternoon.

“He is strong in the phase and I’m confident in his ability,” said Eliza. “I was hoping to be in the top 15 after dressage - to be in the lead after day one is mind boggling, but totally cool. This is my local event and I remember sitting on the edge of the leaf pit with my mates as a child joking about how we’d ride at Burghley one day. To be sat here in this position is totally mental!”

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