Emily King has gone into fifth place in today’s Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage on Valmy Biats (5 September).

The British rider and her own, her father David’s and David and Paula Evans’ 16-year-old threw down a strong and accurate performance to score 26.1. This puts them behind new leaders Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent (22), second-placed Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo (22.4), New Zealand’s Tim Price and Vitali (23.1) and day one leaders Piggy March (MCS Maverick).

Apart from a slight stutter through their final flying change, Emily looked to have Valmy Biats in a lovely frame and balance and was mostly awarded marks between seven and eight.

“I’m very pleased with how he coped because he’s a very sensitive horse and there was quite a lot of extra atmosphere fol

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