The CSI5* 1.45m ranking class at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Paris produced a fiercely contested finish, with less than half a second separating the top five combinations. In front of a home crowd, Megane Moissonnier emerged victorious aboard Qoup de Coeur de Muze, while a strong international field battled for the remaining podium positions.
France celebrated a home victory thanks to Megane Moissonnier and Qoup de Coeur de Muze (Mosito van het Hellehof). The pair delivered two faultless phases and stopped the clock in 25.97 seconds in the second phase, securing the win in the Longines Ranking class.
Dutch rider Pim Mulder finished as runner-up aboard It's Possible SRK (Berlin). The combination also produced a double-clear performance and crossed the finish line in 26.13 seconds, finishing just 0.16 seconds behind the winners.
Third place went to Germany's Daniel Deusser with Bingo Ste Hermelle (Number One d'Iso). Riding the experienced gelding, Deusser posted another faultless effort and stopped the clock in 26.28 seconds. Fellow German Maximilian Weishaupt followed closely behind in fourth place aboard DSP Omerta Incipit (Levisonn), recording a time of 26.39 seconds.
The top five was completed by Kendra Claricia Brinkop and Gatsby le Magnific (Action Breaker). The German rider maintained a clean scorecard throughout both phases and finished in 26.41 seconds, underlining Germany's strong presence at the top of the leaderboard with three combinations inside the top five.
