Oliver Townend pilots precocious mare into Burghley dressage third: ‘She did very, very well’

Oliver Townend has slotted into third place in the Defender Burghley Horse Trials dressage standings with Paul and Diana Ridgeon’s precocious mare Cooley Rosalent, on a score of 24.4.

This spring’s Kentucky Three-Day Event winner scored the first 10 of the competition – from ground jury president Christina Klingspor for her mid-test halt – and presented an active, elegant picture, marred only by fluffing the first flying change, which Oliver said was his error.