THE stage is set for a Burghley Horse Trials showdown between the combinations who topped the podium in impressive style at Badminton earlier this year. Paris Olympic medallists are also among the early entries.

News from the camp of Badminton 2024 winner, New Zealand’s Caroline Powell, is that Burghley is firmly in her sights - and understandably so, after she was denied the chance to make a tilt at an Olympic medal after being named as travelling reserve on the Kiwi squad at Paris.