France's Julien Epaillard – current number two on the Longines Ranking – and Dubai du Cedre (Baloubet du Rouet x Diamant de Semilly, bred by Ylvain Pitois and Perrine Cateline) – his bronze medal winning ride from the 2023 FEI Jumping European Championship – took Friday's biggest win at CSI4* Jumping International de Saint-Lô when topping the 1.50m Prix Ville de Saint-Lô et Saint-Lô Agglo.

With a time of 29.42, Epaillard and Dubai du Cedre were the fastest pair in a jump-off between 16 horse-and-rider-combinations, taking the win ahead of Roger Yves Bost (FRA) and Delph de Denat HDC (Air Jordan x Tlaloc M, bred by Anne Clausse Fougere) in second in 30.22. Kristaps Neretnieks (LAT) Palladium KVJ (Lancer III x Cornet Obolensky, bred by Yuryi Kashka) placed third in 30.71, while Nicolas Layec (FRA) and Bulgarie d'Engandou (Vargas de Ste Hermelle x Calvaro F.C., bred by SARL Engandou & EARL Domaine de Fleyres) finished fourth in 31.29 and Oliver Fletcher (GBR) aboard Hello William (Waldo van Dungen x Stakkato, bred by Lissava Stud Farm) fifth in 31.43.