Glamorous Girls of Glorious Goodwood
Glorious Goodwood becomes glamorous Goodwood as a star-studded line up of high profile women race in the charity Magnolia Cup in aid of Wellbeing of Women.
Wellbeing for Women is a charity dedicated to finding treatments and cures in women's health and the 2019 even has so far raised over £62,000.
Nestled among the famous faces is 18-year-old Khadijah Mellah from Ebony Horse Club in Brixton. The young student from Peckham will be making history as the first British female Muslim jockey and will proudly wear her hijab under her protective hat. Mellah only mounted a race horse for the first time in April and is now ready for the race of her life.
The rest of the line up includes famous faces from various worlds of business, fashion, broadcasting, and media.
Alexis Green – BBC weather presenter and journalist.
Georgia Connolly – Ambassador for the Victoria Racing Club, custodian of the world-renowned Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Kate Grover – Executive Assistant, MW&L Capital Partners Limited.
Kitty Trice – Journalist at the Racing Post
Luisa Zissman – English retail entrepreneur and runner up on BBCs 'The Apprentice'
Rachael Gowland – Marketing Communications Manager at British European Breeders Fund.
Rosie Tapner – British fashion model and presenter. Rosie raced in the 2018 event and jumped at the chance to take part again this year.
Sophie Van Der Merwe – Professional event rider.
Valeria Holinger – Skikjöring Racer & Marketing Assistant and Race Department Assistant at Head Switzerland.
Victoria Pendleton – London 2012 Olympic gold medal winning cyclist. The Team GB cyclist has previously raced at the infamous course and has encouraged her compatriots to savour every moment.
Vogue Williams – Irish TV presenter, DJ and model.
The 12 riders will all be wearing silks from Greek designer Mary Katrantzou.
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