Gemma Owen missed out on claiming her first win in jockey’s silks as she finished fourth in ladies-only charity race the Markel Magnolia Cup at Goodwood Festival on Thursday. Owen started out wide on the near side and lost ground in the early stages but as the pack neared the post, gained impressively on her rivals. But there was no touching the winner Imaan Rasul-Healer, a Newmarket insider, who rode the renamed Khor Al Adaid to victory by some distance. ‘It was amazing from start to finish,’ she said. ‘He was an angel getting to the start but a flag start is a bit difficult. It’s go round, go round, then go.’My start wasn’t great, I got a bit boxed in. He travelled well and finished strong. If I’d got a better start I’d have got a better result. I want to win one now! Gemma Owen came fourth in her first race as a jockey as she took part in the Magnolia Cup The ladies-only charity race is run on Ladies’ Day at Goodwood Festival and brings together aspiring jockeys and novices alike’Dressage is controlled, slow and precise, this is the opposite, it all happens so quick. I’ve loved the training, seeing what goes on behind the scenes. I have a new found respect for jockeys and appreciate the sport a lot more having done it.’Gemma’s dad Michael, the former England and Liverpool striker, was watching on and told Daily Mail Sport: ‘It was quite strange, nerve racking obviously worrying about her safety, albeit she’s a very capable rider.‘However, going 40mph on the back of a horse is never the safest thing to do.‘She missed the start by quite a long way which was frustrating as we all know how important the start is and she was told a hundred times, but she rode well so it’s all good. Owen was watched by her famous father Michael as she put in a promising performance‘I have a suspicion this won’t be her last ride in public as she has thoroughly loved the process, and they have lady amateur races so Hugo (Palmer) was already talking to her a week or two ago about perhaps riding in those.‘I’d say she’s as competitive as me, so she won’t be happy she’s been beaten. She was left miles at the start, but I hope she still enjoyed the experience.’The Love Island star is a passionate equestrian and has shared her love of horses with her 1.6 million Instagram followers.Manor House Stables is the enterprise run by her football legend father Michael, who set up the yard in 2006. Michael and his wife Louise Bonsall were both in attendance to watch their daughter compete, as well as to take in a number of runners on the Festival’s Ladies’ Day. Phantom Watch – running for the day as Turbo Trotter – was Owen’s mount, but Manor House Stables also have Lion Of Alba, Adaay Of Scarlett, High Hazard, Mia Fantasia, and Mr Seagull running throughout Day Three. Winner Imaan Rasul-Healer ran a formidable race on Khor Al Adaid to claim Thursday’s winAmong Owen’s fellow jockeys were a slew of inspirational women, intent on raising funds for the Cup’s chosen charities, Education Above All Foundation and Educate A Child International. Those connected with the racing world included Australian racehorse trainer and broadcaster Charlotte Littlefield and bloodstock agent Victoria Wang. Racing charity Riding A Dream Academy has fielded young jockey Ruth Inman, while a number of those newer to the sport – including Royal Marsden Hospital microsurgeon Joanna Bovis and Real Housewives of Cheshire star and breast cancer survivor Nermina Pieters-Mekic – also took part.