"I wasn't particularly worried about him going in there with the crowds nothing seems to bother him.
"He's a big moving horse, quite striking and he's very nice to train and I felt probably in the last month to six weeks he's really coming into his own."
Tim Price is the second-placed Kiwi rider in 14th while defending Badminton champion Andrew Nicholson is in 18th.
Todd, a four-time Badminton winner and double Olympic champion, and the other competitors will turn their focus to the cross-country which gets underway tonight (NZ time).
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