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Shock late withdrawal: David Doel's horse has eye issue before Burghley inspection
David Doel made a shock late withdrawal from the Defender Burghley Horse Trials this afternoon, shortly before the first horse inspection. His horse Galileo Nieuwmoed bashed his eye at the beginning of the week and has not settled enough to compete.
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David Doel made a shock late withdrawal from the Defender Burghley Horse Trials this afternoon, pulling out his stalwart five-star campaigner Galileo Nieuwmoed shortly before the first horse inspection at 4pm.
“It’s absolutely gutting,” David told H&H. “He bashed his eye at the beginning of the week and it just hasn’t quite settled well enough for me to feel he’d be happy to compete.”
Galileo Nieuwmoed finished second at Burghley in 2023, but the pair will not be taking part this time. Their absence is a significant blow to the prestigious five-star event.
Sports · Horse & Hound · Published 23:37 · 02 Sept 2026
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