“It’s worth the wait (to get a sub-30 score); dressage is never either of our natural phases, but not for the lack of trying or the lack of help. Tracie Robinson can take all the credit - she is the one who kicks my ass!” - Austin O’Connor

“We took him (Topspin) for a jump before his dressage yesterday and just tried to keep his morale high and I think we’ve finally got it right. I spoke to him the whole way round today because it helps him relax and breathe - I was very vocal today!”- Alice Casburn (GBR)

“She’s a cracking horse (Zaragoza) and tried her hardest for me - I couldn’t be prouder. She’s a big galloper, those kind of fences she loves and she tried so hard for me. I took a bit more time to set her up to not make silly mistakes and it all paid off.” - Gaspard Maksud (FRA)

“He (High Time) was amazing out there. He’s a relatively new horse for me and he was foot-perfect today. He’s very exciting and just loves the cross-country - I was always very excited to get him over these bigger cross-country fences. The course walked well and rode well." - Caroline Powell (NZL)

“My stirrup broke early on and I had to balance on my knee. My horse (Ballyneety Rocketman) started as I wanted him to for the first three minutes, but then he opened up after the Cottesmore Leap and I had a brake malfunction. To give credit to my horse, his footwork was amazing - his rideability wasn’t, but his desire to jump around Burghley was.” - Sam Watson (IRL)

“I kept going with her (Cooley Rosalent) today because people forget she’s only 11. She’s been first, second and third at this level already, and I don’t know what reason there was to run out, probably because she’s a horse, and horses make mistakes sometimes.” - Oliver Townend (GBR)

“I kept telling her (Bling) she was such a good girl, and patting her every stride - I’ll probably get told off for taking too much time telling her she was a good girl! But she needs that at this stage. She’s a bit of a quirky, funny horse, and we’ve learned to come to a compromise on a lot of things.” - Laura Collett (GBR)