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The 2026-edition of Saut Hermès, set at the Grand Palais in the heart of the French capital Paris, continued on Saturday with a home win for Mathieu Billot (FRA) and Cosacara Z (Cornet Obolensky x Sandro Boy) in the CSI5* 1.50m Prix GL Events.

With a time of 59.32, Billot bested a field of 47 horse-and-rider combinations, taking the win ahead of Jeremy Le Roy (FRA) and Falkira de Mourmoulins (Cornet Obolensky x Dollar Dela Pierre) in second in 60.78. Belgium’s Gilles Thomas and Qiara de Kalvarie (Sea Coast Don’t Touch Tiji Hero x Zandor Z) placed third when crossing the finish line in 60.85, followed by Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA) on Esteban de Hus (Cornet Obolensky x Baloubet du Rouet) in fourth in 61.13 and Thibeau Spits (BEL) aboard King van Essene (Calido I x Chacco-Blue) in fifth in 61.61.