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 1866 | Handicap | 1 mile 2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | BROOMIECLAW | Custance | 4-9st 0lbs | Mr Chaplin 12/1 |
| 2 | OSTREGER | George Fordham | 4-9st 11lbs | Mr S Thellusson 12/1 |
| 3 | WILD AGNES | Challoner | 4-8st 0lbs | Duke of Hamilton 9/2 |
| 4 | BROWN BREAD | J Snowden | 4-9st 0lbs | Mr W MacKenzie 50/1 |
| 5 | MOULSEY | J Grimshaw | 5-8st 13lbs | Lord Bateman 100/6 |
| 6 | ARCHIMEDES | E Martin | 4-8st 12lbs | Lord Stamford 50/1 |
| 7 | SALPINCTES | Jem Goater | 4-8st 7lbs | Mr H Goater 50/1 |
| 8 | MERRY WIFE | Loates | 5-7st 12lbs | Sir Joseph Hawley 12/1 |
| 9 | NU | Lynch | 4-7st 11lbs | Lord Poulett 50/1 |
| 10 | ABERGELDIE | J Mann | 3-7st 10lbs | Mr H Goater 50/1 |
| 11 | NORWOOD | Morris | 5-7st 7lbs | Mr W MacKenzie 10/1 |
| 12 | SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE | Carter | 3-7st 5lbs | Mr R Sutton 20/1 |
| 13 | RAMA | Hibberd | 3-7st 5lbs | Lord Westmorland 12/1 |
| 14 | THE SPECIAL | T Sadler | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr William Day 20/1 |
| 15 | GUINIVERE | Peake | 4-7st 2lbs | Baron Rothschild 50/1 |
| 16 | LIFE GUARDSMAN | Carver | 3-7st 2lbs | Lord Uxbridge 50/1 |
| 17 | DULCIMER | Murray | 4-7st 0lbs | Mr G Payne 4/1 fav |
| 18 | VIOLENT | Bartholomew | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr G Hodgman 50/1 |
| 19 | CENTAUR | Cameron | 3-6st 9lbs | Captain Gray 20/1 |
| 20 | MUSICIAN | A Forster | 3-6st 9lbs | Mr Pryor 50/1 |
| 21 | SLENDER | Barker | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr R Ten Broeck 100/6 |
| This race took place on Friday 3rd August 1866 and was a subscription race of 15 sovereigns each for all ages. There were 55 subscribers, and it was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021). | Over round 124% | |||