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.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the Stewards' Cup was on Friday 31st July 1840 when Mr Bowes’s 6-year-old chestnut Epirus beat Mus and Euclid.
Stewards' Cup 1847 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 THE CUR Whitehouse 5-7st 11lbs Mr Rolt 20/1
2 COLLINGWOOD Pettit 4-7st 9lbs Mr Rolt 8/1 co fav
3 IDAS Sim Templeman 5-9st 4lbs Mr Merton 25/1
4 AFRICAN F Butler aged-8st 8lbs Mr Merton 25/1
5 NOTTINGHAM F Bell aged-8st 7lbs Mr Elliott 25/1
6 FISTICUFF H Bell aged-8st 7lbs Mr Mostyn 25/1
7 BLACKBIRD J Marson 4-8st 4lbs Mr Robertson 10/1
8 CAMPANILE S Mann 5-8st 4lbs Mr W Russell 25/1
9 GARRY OWEN Nat Flatman aged-8st 4lbs Mr Byng 8/1 co fav
10 YOUNG LOCHINVAR W Howlett aged-8st 2lbs Mr J King 25/1
11 OULD IRELAND Sly 5-8st 0lbs Mr Irwin 10/1
12 LAUNDRY MAID Simpson 4-8st 0lbs Mr Wyatt 25/1
13 THE WIDOW Wakefield aged-8st 0lbs Major Pitt 12/1
14 DOLEFUL J Green 5-7st 12lbs Mr Gratwicke 25/1
15 THE MANGLER Hornsby junior 5-7st 11lbs Mr Wyatt 25/1
16 FALSE REPORT Crouch 6-7st 7lbs Mr Worley 12/1
17 BROWN BESS Hutchinson 3-7st 2lbs Mr Clifton 25/1
18 LEBANON A Day 4-7st 2lbs Mr Drinkald 25/1
19 BOWSTRING W Abdale 3-7st 0lbs Lord Stanley 8/1 co fav
20 SO NICE Rodney 3-6st 11lbs Mr Drinkald 25/1
21 SLOTH Kitchener 3-6st 10lbs Mr Mostyn 8/1 co fav
22 NEW ERA G Oates 3-6st 7lbs Mr S Hawke 10/1
23 THE QUAKER J Prince 3-6st 6lbs Mr G Mangham 25/1
24 DON JOHN Filly J Sharpe 3-6st 5lbs Lord Chesterfield 10/1
This race took place on Wednesday 28th July 1847 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £33,000 in 2021) when there were 38 subscribers. After the race there was uproar as Mr Rolt, owner of the first two home, had declared his preference for Collingwood, had backed it for a few thousand and had encouraged others to do the same. Whitehouse claimed he had not realised that the colours of the challenger were also Mr Rolt's and had driven The Cur to victory. Mr Rolt was given the option of not weighing in with The Cur but chose to do the honourable thing. Over round 153%