Stewards' Cup
The Stewards’ Cup, fourth oldest race at the Glorious Goodwood meeting, is a handicap over 6 furlongs and is traditionally held on the final day of the 5-day meeting, although up to 1992 it was staged on the opening day. In 1833 one of the Senior Stewards at the meeting was given the honour of choosing any race at the meeting to present an annual Stewards trophy, occasionally selecting a sprint race of 6 furlongs, but from time to time a race up to 1 mile 4 furlongs was selected. Then, in 1839, Lord George Bentinck, later appointed Senior Steward to the Jockey Club in July 1845, suggested that the Stewards’ Cup should be perpetually run over 6 furlongs, and the inaugural race was held in 1840. |
| Stewards' Cup 1838 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | TOOTHILL | Arthur Pavis | 5-9st 1lbs | Captain Gardnor 5/1 |
| 2 | REUBEN | Nat Flatman | 5-7st 12lbs | Captain Gardnor 100/8 |
| 3 | CALIPH | P Conolly | 6-8st 0lbs | Captain Pettat 10/1 |
| 4 | BODICE | W Macdonald | aged-8st 0lbs | Mr Shelley 10/1 |
| 5 | D'EGVILLE | William Day | 3-7st 9lbs | Lord George Bentinck 10/6 fav |
| 6 | I WISH YOU MAY GET IT | J Chapple | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr Fulwar Craven 7/1 |
| 7 | SETH | Frank Boyce | 3-6st 12lbs | Lord George Bentinck 100/8 |
| 8 | HOOGLEY | Howlett | 3-6st 8lbs | Duke of Richmond 100/8 |
| 9 | JOANNINA | C Cotton | 3-6st 5lbs | Lord Jersey 6/1 |
| 10 | I AM NOT AWARE | Percy | 3-5st 11lbs | Colonel Peel 7/1 |
| 11 | CHAMPIGNON | Hawes | 4-6st 8lbs | Mr Johnson 100/8 |
| 12 | RATSBANE | West | 3-6st 7lbs | Lord George Bentinck 100/8 |
| 13 | RUBY | Sly | 4-7st 11lbs | Mr V King 10/1 |
| 14 | CLARA | A Lad | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr Biggs 100/8 |
| This race, the forerunner to the Stewards' Cup, took place on Friday 3rd August 1838 and was for a Free Cup valued at 100 sovereigns given by Lord Suffield. | Over round 165% | |||