Chesterfield Cup
The Chesterfield Cup, joint fifth oldest race at Glorious Goodwood, along with the Nassau Stakes, is a handicap over 1 mile 1 furlong and 192 yards and was first run in 1839 when known as the Harkaway Cup, and again in 1840 when mysteriously known as the Goodwood Cup of 1839. A year later it became known by the more suitable title of Chesterfield Cup, later adjusted to the Chesterfield Stakes. The race was named after the sixth Earl of Chesterfield, George Stanhope who won 2 Goodwood Cups with Priam who he purchased after the colt had landed the 1830 Epsom Derby. The race was part of the Glorious Goodwood programme up until 1969, then was replaced by the Laurels Handicap over roughly the same distance, but confined to older horses, with the Chesterfield Cup moved to the next meeting in August. The Cup was reintroduced to the Festival programme in 1979 on the last day, but in 1983 became a stalwart of the opening day of the Festival, albeit under a variety of names dependant on its sponsor. |
| Chesterfield Cup 1861 | Handicap | 1 mile 1 furlong 192yds | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | CROAGH PATRICK | Doyle | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Murphy 9/1 |
| 2 | RISING SUN | George Fordham | 4-7st 10lbs | Sir Joseph Hawley 7/1 |
| 3 | MAN AT ARMS | Charlton | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr Sutton 6/1 |
| 4 | KING TOM Filly | J Daley | 3-6st 6lbs | Baron Rothschild 25/1 |
| 5 | COSMOPOLITE | T Aldcroft | 6-8st 13lbs | Baron Niviere 25/1 |
| 6 | COMFORTER | S Rogers | 5-8st 12lbs | Sir H Des Vieux 25/1 |
| 7 | MDLLE DE CHANTILLY | H Grimshaw | aged-8st 7lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 25/1 |
| 8 | MISTAKE | Jem Goater | 4-8st 2lbs | Mr Lambert 25/1 |
| 9 | SIR WILLIAM | Custance | 4-8st 1lbs | Mr J Merry 25/1 |
| 10 | LORD OF THE MANOR | L Snowden | 5-8st 0lbs | Mr Bruce 25/1 |
| 11 | WINTON | W Bottom | 4-7st 10lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1 |
| 12 | THE MONK | Midgley | 4-7st 6lbs | Mr Saxon 25/1 |
| 13 | SWEETSAUCE | Cram | 4-7st 4lbs | Lord Annesley 5/1 |
| 14 | MALTA | Roper | 3-7st 4lbs | Lord Stamford 25/1 |
| 15 | ATHERSTONE | Madden | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr Penton 25/1 |
| 16 | WATERWITCH | Entwistle | 3-7st 2lbs | Mr Bryan 25/1 |
| 17 | NEMESIS | H Covey | 3-7st 2lbs | Mr Fleming 25/1 |
| 18 | MAINSTONE | Challoner | 4-7st 0lbs | Lord Palmerston 100/8 |
| 19 | COPERNICUS | Drew | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Payne 100/8 |
| 20 | ARIADNE | A Edwards | 5-7st 1lbs | Captain Coates 3/1 fav |
| 21 | BILLY DWINDLES | J Adams | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr Alfred 25/1 |
| 22 | RUSSLEY | Hayward | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr J Merry 100/6 |
| 23 | BALHAM | W Johnson | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Hodgman 100/8 |
| 24 | SERMO | Woodhouse | 4-6st 0lbs | Mr Spencer 25/1 |
| 25 | NEWMINSTER Colt | Buck | 3-5st 10lbs | Mr S Quartermaine 25/1 |
| 26 | CANTAB | Whiteley | 3-5st 10lbs | Mr William Day 25/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 2nd August 1861 and was a subscription race of 15 sovereigns each for all ages. There were 69 subscribers, and it was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £36,000 in 2021). | Over round 175% | |||