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 2005 | Handicap | 1 mile 2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | EVALUATOR | Kieren Fallon | T G Mills 4-8st 11lb | Mrs L M Askew 7/1 |
| 2 | OFARABY | Richard Hills | Michael Jarvis | T G Warner 16/1 |
| 3 | NEROS RETURN | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | Mrs Christine Budden 12/1 |
| 4 | SHAHZAN HOUSE | Richard Quinn | Michael Jarvis | Sultan Ahmad Shah 33/1 |
| 5 | TIGER TIGER | Ian Mongan | Jamie Poulton | Ron Huggins 12/1 |
| 6 | ECCENTRIC | John Egan | Andrew Reid | Gary A Tanaka 12/1 |
| 7 | MASAFI | Seb Sanders | Sir Mark Prescott | G D Waters 14/1 |
| 8 | SEW N SO CHARACTER | Ted Durcan | Michael Blanshard | Aykroyd & Son 28/1 |
| 9 | MOTIVE | Robert Winston | Howard Johnson | Andrea & Graham Wylie 16/1 |
| 10 | IMPELLER | Steve Drowne | Willie Muir | D Clarke & C Edginton 33/1 |
| 11 | PROMOTION | Jamie Spencer | Sir Michael Stoute | HM The Queen 5/1 fav |
| 12 | PAGAN SKY | Lisa Jones | James Toller | The Gap Partnership 40/1 |
| 13 | REALISM | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | G H Leatham 12/1 |
| 14 | CELLO | Martin Dwyer | Richard Hannon | Louis Stalder 50/1 |
| 15 | ZONERGEM | Ryan Moore | Lady Herries | Tony Perkins 40/1 |
| 16 | FRUHLINGSSTURM | Philip Robinson | Michael Jarvis | Gary A Tanaka 14/1 |
| 17 | PENTECOST | Liam Keniry | Andrew Balding | J, J & S Hitchins 33/1 |
| 18 | CHANCELLOR | Michael Hills | Andrew Reid | M J Al-Qatami 25/1 |
| 19 | ZERO TOLERANCE | Alan Munro | David Barron | Hornsey Warriors, P V Racing 9/1 |
| UR | BOULE D'OR | Nigel Day | John Akehurst | Friends & Family 20/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 2005 and was for all ages of 4 and above. It was valued at £29,000. | Over round 123% | |||