The opening day of Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage saw a field of 26 take to the main arena, bidding to post a low score on the board ahead of Derek di Grazia ’s tough cross-country track.

Less than 18 penalties covered the whole field after the final test, with a four-strong group of Brits claiming the only sub-30 scores at the Lincolnshire five-star.

Here’s a round-up of all the stories from today’s at Burghley Horse Trials dressage

The fifth to go, Irishman Joseph Murray, took an early lead with 10-year-old Belline Fighting Spirit, displacing Harry Meade on his first of three rides of the competition, Et Hop du Matz

Find out what the riders had to say about their tests

British rider David Doel and 14-year-old Galileo Nieuwmoed achieved a five-star personal best scor

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