IN her build-up to the four-star Burghley International Horse Trials at the end of the month, Clare Abbott competed in last weekend’s CIC3* at Burgham in the north east of England where Euro Prince recorded his best dressage score.

Owned and bred by the McKay family, the 14-year-old Lougheries Quiet Man gelding, who was 14th at Badminton, picked up two show jumping time penalties and four for time across the country to complete in eighth place on 49.7. The Laura Collett-partnered Mr Bass topped the leaderboard on his first phase score of 39.9.