Interview with Sienna Anderson after the 2025 Markel Magnolia Cup

8 Aug 2025

Sienna Anderson followed in the footsteps of Khadijah Mellah by riding in the Markel Magnolia Cup, securing second place on the Charlie Fellowes-trained Al Mudhaffar.

Sienna was a part of the first Racing Foundation-funded Khadijah Mellah Scholarship programme at the Riding a Dream Academy in 2021-22 after learning to ride at Mottingham Stables in South London. She’s been working at Charlie Fellowes’ yard since graduating from the Foundation Course at the British Racing School in 2023.

We caught up with Sienna following the Magnolia Cup where she shared her experience of riding in her first ever race.

At the Racing Foundation we are often taken aback by the difference our funding can make not only to our beneficiaries, but to their families too.

Sienna Anderson rode in this year’s 2025 Magnolia Cup, placing second on the Charlie Fellowes-trained Al Mudhaffar. Graduating in 2022, she is alumni of the first ever Racing Foundation-funded Khadijah Mellah Scholarship programme at the Riding a Dream Academy.

The cheers and tears at Goodwood from Sienna’s friends and family, lead by mum Nicole, were a testament to the journey Sienna has been on to reach this milestone of her career.