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 1844 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | SIR ABSTRUPUS | Wintringham | 4-6st 10lbs | Captain Harcourt 12/1 |
| 2 | AFRICAN | S Rogers | 5-8st 1lbs | Lord George Bentinck 12/1 |
| 3 | THE ALTERED ONE | Whitehouse | 5-8st 7lbs | Mr Beresford 20/1 |
| 4 | NAT | Sly | 4-8st 1lbs | Lord E Russell 12/1 |
| 5 | CANTON | J Chapple | 4-8st 0lbs | Colonel Peel 10/1 |
| 6 | POMPEY | Charles Marson | 4-8st 0lbs | Lord Eglinton 25/1 |
| 7 | POISON | Bell | 4-7st 12lbs | Mr Ford 14/1 |
| 8 | MANIA | Nat Flatman | 4-7st 7lbs | Mr Payne 9/1 |
| 9 | THE POOR SOLDIER | S Mann | 4-7st 4lbs | Lord Chesterfield 25/1 |
| 10 | PHYSALIS | R Cotton | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Phillimore 25/1 |
| 11 | EPAULETTE | Crouch | 5-6st 13lbs | Mr Balchin 20/1 |
| 12 | ANONYME | Pettit | 4-6st 10lbs | Colonel Anson 4/1 fav |
| 13 | VELOCIPEDE Colt | Mitson | 3-6st 10lbs | Mr Forth 25/1 |
| 14 | MARQUISE | Simpson | 4-6st 4lbs | Colonel Anson 20/1 |
| 15 | CELESTE | Sharpe | 3-6st 4lbs | Mr H Stebbings 25/1 |
| 16 | EXAMPLE | A Day | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr Worley 25/1 |
| 17 | TARQUIN | Braham | 4-6st 0lbs | Mr Reeve 25/1 |
| 18 | WALPOLE | Carter | 3-5st 10lbs | Mr Payne 25/1 |
| 19 | BEST BOWER | W Abdale | 3-5st 7lbs | Lord George Bentinck 25/1 |
| 20 | SEAWEED | Planner junior | 3-5st 5lbs | Colonel Peel 25/1 |
| 21 | PRINCE OF WALES | Treen junior | 3-5st 3lbs | Lord George Bentinck 10/1 |
| 22 | HASHED VENISON | Prince | 3-5st 0lbs | General Wyndham 25/1 |
| 23 | JEWBOY | Kitchener | 2-4st 0lbs | Lord March 10/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 31st July 1844 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021) when there were 38 subscribers. | Over round 143% | |||
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