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After topping Friday's feature class in Fontainebleau, France, with Killer Queen VDM, Germany's Daniel Deusser continued his winning form on Saturday when besting a field of 30 horse-and-rider combinations in the CSI5* 1.55m Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Fontainbleau – counting for the Longines Ranking Group C – with Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z (Otangelo x Mr. Blue). 

With a double clear round in 48.14 seconds, the former world number one took the win ahead of Rene Lopez Lizarazo (COL) and Londina (London x Chacco-Blue) in the 1.55m competition jumped over two rounds with 0.71 seconds separating the two. Mark McAuley (IRL) and Destinee de Vains (Untouchable 27 x Tlaloc M) placed third with a time of 51.83 as the third double clear of the class, while four faults in 46.45 and 47.88 left Kevin Staut (FRA) and Beau de Laubry Z (Bisquet Balou C x Nabab de Reve) and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) aboard Moya vd Bisschop (Darco x Utrillo vd Heffinck) in fourth and fifth respectively. 

The second CSI5* class of the day, the 1.50m Prix Ecole Militaire d'Equitation – counting for Longines Ranking Group D – went to Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Scarlina de Tiji Z (Scendro x Kannan). With a time of 60.04, the former world number one was the fastest of the 37 participating pairs, followed by Koen Vereecke (BEL) and Oilily de Muze (Vigo d'Arsouilles x Ramiro Z) in second in 60.08.

Nicolas Delmotte (FRA) and Citadin du Chatellier (L'Arc de Triomphe x Diamant de Semilly) placed third in 60.37 ahead of Antoine Ermann (FRA) and Odin Van'T Hanegoor (Kiekeboe x Thunder van de Zuuthoeve) in fourth in 60.44 and Philippe Rozier (FRA) aboard Le Coultre de Muze (Presley Boy x Vigo d'Arsouilles) in fifth in 64.08.