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 1849 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | COTTON LORD | G Brown | Robert Stephenson 3-6st 0lbs | Lord Clifden 3/1 fav |
| 2 | FERULE | Hiett | 3-5st 12lbs | Lord Chesterfield 20/1 |
| 3 | FARTHINGALE | George Dockeray | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Payne 7/2 |
| 4 | THORNHILL | Rodney | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Drinkald 20/1 |
| 5 | THE FIDDLER | Robinson | 4-8st 9lbs | Duke of Rutland 10/1 |
| 6 | RADULPHUS | Sly | 6-8st 3lbs | Mr S Herbert 16/1 |
| 7 | TELEGRAPH | W Howlett | 4-8st 0lbs | Mr Ford 25/1 |
| 8 | WHITSTONE | J Sharpe | 4-7st 13lbs | Mr Verity 25/1 |
| 9 | BESBOROUGH | Pettit | 4-7st 13lbs | Mr P P Rolt 25/1 |
| 10 | OSTERLEY | A Day | 3-7st 13lbs | Mr Gully 25/1 |
| 11 | VALENTINIA | S Mann | 4-7st 9lbs | Sir George Heathcote 25/1 |
| 12 | LAUNDRY MAID | T Abrahams | 6-7st 8lbs | Mr Williams 25/1 |
| 13 | SIR HERCULES Filly | T Burn | 3-7st 7lbs | Mr Burgess 25/1 |
| 14 | TAFFRAIL | Nat Flatman | 4-7st 6lbs | Colonel Peel 12/1 |
| 15 | MASTER MURRAY | Maton | aged-7st 4lbs | Mr W Saddler 25/1 |
| 16 | DAILY VARDON | Charlton | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Frankum 25/1 |
| 17 | PASSION FLOWER | Crouch | 4-6st 12lbs | Mr Hobson 25/1 |
| 18 | LANERCOST Filly | Coates | 3-6st 12lbs | Lord Glasgow 25/1 |
| 19 | FIRST CHANCE | Kitchener | 3-6st 11lbs | Lord H G Lennox 25/1 |
| 20 | CHICANEUR | E Sharp | 4-6st 7lbs | Mr B Hunt 25/1 |
| 21 | MIDIA | J Mann | 3-5st 12lbs | Lord Exeter 12/1 |
| 22 | NAUTCH GIRL | Collins | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr Dorrien 7/2 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 1st August 1849 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £31,000 in 2021) when there were 45 subscribers. | Over round 162% | |||
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