Alix Ragot Races to First in the Maroc Telecom Winning Round CSIO 4*-W

By Jumper News on 2025-09-28

Rabat, Morocco – September 27, 2025 – It was a great day for the French riders in the Moroccan capital, highlighted by the incredible comeback of Alix Ragot (FRA), winner under the lights of the €28,500 Maroc Telecom Winning Round CSIO 4*-W with Serafina DBH Z. This success confirmed the fine form of the Tricolores, who had already scored a one-two earlier in the Grand Prix of the Ministry of the Interior CSI 1* .

After a first round that qualified twelve finalists, they returned to the arena for the famous Winning Round, with all scores reset – a particular opportunity for the three riders carrying four penalty-points, now competing on equal terms with the nine clears from the opening round.

Switzerland’s Noah Keller (SUI) set the tone, delivering a clear round with Carina Z. Soon after, Alix Ragot (FRA) and Serafina DBH Z took the lead, setting the target time at 34.42 seconds. By contrast, six of the clear-round riders from the first phase faulted in the second and dropped down the standings.

**Luiz Felipe Neto de Azevedo** (BRA) & **Quibus Van Olv Hove**

Most importantly, none of the remaining three contenders managed to beat Ragot’s benchmark.

“It was incredible,” said the young rider with a smile. “To start as one of the very last qualifiers and win with an 8-year-old mare in her very first 1.50m class… She is naturally quick, I don’t need to push her, and today she did everything perfectly. I like winning — I don’t want to finish second. So I told myself that without taking silly risks, I had every chance. In this kind of class where everything resets to zero, you just have to play the game. And she did everything to perfection.

**Alix Ragot** (FRA) & **Serafina DBH Z**

But above all, I wanted to enjoy myself, and I really did today. Last year, she already won the Grand Prix CSI 1* here, so I think she likes the atmosphere… From the age of five, she has always progressed step by step: at five she did everything right, at six she kept on developing, at seven she was still delivering. And this year, she has won several 1.45m classes, and now her very first 1.50m. We don’t yet know where her limits are, but one thing is certain: she has everything it takes to go very far.”