Overview

• Riding Spirit of Ecstasy, Logan secured a midfield finish on her debut in the Markel Magnolia Cup charity race at Goodwood.
• A Loughborough University student, she has been training four times a week at Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere yard since the end of term.
• Logan described the five-furlong sprint as “a real thrill” and vowed to return to Balding’s yard for more races.
• Her parents, Gabby and Kenny Logan, watched on anxiously with Gabby reporting her heart rate peaked at 160 bpm during the race.
• This year’s Magnolia Cup was won by underwriter Sophie Forsyth and remains a key fundraiser for King’s Trust International, contributing to over £2.7 million raised for female charities.