CO Down's Joseph Murphy expressed his disappointment after finishing on a dressage score of 37.3 to lie in equal 57th place with Sportsfield Othello at Burghley.

"I made a few mistakes and at Burghley they are very costly because most people do things right here. To be at the top of the leaderboard you need a clear round and I didn't have one so I have to accept that and move on for tomorrow," he said.

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The leader after the first phase is New Zealand's Mark Todd with the Irish-bred Kiltubrid Rhapsody.

HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY: