Gundagai Horse Trials (CNC)

Oliver Townend leads Ros Canter by just 0.4 at Defender Burghley, with Tim Price close behind in third. Australia’s Sammi Birch and Finduss PFB sit 34th after posting their equal-best five-star dressage score.

The 2025 Defender Burghley Horse Trials opened with the first horse inspection, where 51 of 52 combinations passed. Australia’s Sammi Birch and Finduss PFB progress to Friday’s dressage phase, while Samantha Lissington and Matthew Heath claimed best-dressed honours.

Australian eventer Sammi Birch and Finduss PFB are set to tackle their sixth CCI5* at the 2025 Defender Burghley Horse Trials. Facing a star-studded international field, the pair bring valuable five-star experience into the challenge.