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 1873 | Handicap | 1 mile 2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | DRUMMOND | George Fordham | 4-8st 4lbs | M Lefevre 3/1 fav |
| 2 | LOUISE VICTORIA | Constable | 4-6st 13lbs | Mr W S Cartwright 8/1 |
| 3 | HANNAH | Maidment | 5-8st 6lbs | Baron Rothschild 6/1 |
| 4 | WINSLOW | Custance | 4-8st 6lbs | Mr G Clive 100/8 |
| 5 | OXONIAN | Wyatt | aged-8st 12lbs | Mr Richmond 50/1 |
| 6 | SHANNON | Hunt | 5-8st 4lbs | Mr W R Marshall 100/7 |
| 7 | MORNINGTON | T Cannon | 5-8st 12lbs | Mr E Brayley 50/1 |
| 8 | NAPOLITAIN | Skelton | 4-7st 10lbs | Lord Wilton 100/7 |
| 9 | CHANDOS | Loates | 3-7st 8lbs | Mr Hemmings 25/1 |
| 10 | MADGE WILDFIRE | Griffiths | 4-7st 5lbs | Mr J Bowes 15/1 |
| 11 | ALAVA | Huxtable | 4-7st 4lbs | Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1 |
| 12 | OXFORD MIXTURE | Morbey | 3-7st 1lbs | Mr Somerville 100/8 |
| 13 | RUFFLE | Ashworth | 4-6st 13lbs | Mr R R Bignell 20/1 |
| 14 | WOLFHALL | Newhouse | 4-6st 12lbs | Lord Ailesbury 100/8 |
| 15 | LORD GOUGH | C Wood | 4-6st 7lbs | Mr R H Long 100/8 |
| 16 | CASTALIA | Major | 3-6st 5lbs | Sir F Johnstone 5/1 |
| 17 | FLORIZEL | Glover | 4-6st 2lbs | Mr G Lambert 30/1 |
| 18 | BLACK KNIGHT | Fred Archer | 3-5st 12lbs | Lord Bradford 20/1 |
| 19 | ST MARK | Mills | 3-5st 7lb | Mr John Johnstone 50/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 1st August 1873 and was a subscription race of 15 sovereigns each for all ages. There were 48 subscribers, and it was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £38,000 in 2021). | Over round 147% | |||