4 - 7 September 2025
The latest previews, interviews and reports from Defender Burghley.
Gaspard Maksud finished cross-country day as the best of this year's first timers at Defender Burghley. The Frenchman brought Zaragoza home clear with just 3.6 time penalties to sit in fourth place on a score of 30.4.
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Zara and Class
Affair set out meaning business, with a point to prove.
Riders will have been encouraged to see today's pathfinder Harry Meade on Superstition jump clear, albeit with 10.8 time penalties.
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An innovative clothing company that upcycles and recycles fabric dumped in Kenyan landfill and a stand selling colourful homeware were among the victors in this year’s Best Tradestand competition at Defender Burghley.
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Ros Canter was the queen of the dressage phase at Defender Burghley, the first rider of the modern era to hold first and second places at the conclusion of dressage. Yesterday's ride, Izilot DHI, still heads the leaderboard with the only sub-20 mark (19.9) and, this afternoon, Lordships Graffalo looked magnificent to score 22.0 and lie second.
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