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 1856 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 NEW BRIGHTON Hughes 6-8st 3lbs Mr F Fisher 25/1
2 OLYMPUS George Fordham 3-6st 7lbs Captain Little 6/1
3 MONARQUE Spreoty 4-6st 8lbs Mr Aumont 100/6
4 KATHERINE LOGIE Quinton 3-6st 4lbs Lord John Scott 5/1 fav
5 FLACROW A Day 4-9st 5lbs Mr Y King 100/15
6 VINDEX Nat Flatman 6-8st 13lbs Sir Charles Monck 50/1
7 CORONER Wells 3-7st 13lbs Mr Howard 50/1
8 ARTILLERY Basham 3-7st 13lbs Mr Morris 20/1
9 TOM BURKE Abrahams 4-7st 12lbs Colonel James 50/1
10 OLD ROWLEY G Mann aged-7st 7lbs Lord Anglesey 50/1
11 STORK Sopp 3-7st 7lbs Mr E Parr 50/1
12 ALEMBIC Wakefield 5-7st 7lbs Lord Clifden 100/7
13 MICHAELMAS MAID J Steggles 6-7st 4lbs Mr Elwes 100/6
14 BRIGHT PHOEBUS Prior 5-7st 4lbs Mr Lawrence 50/1
15 POLMOODIE Hall 3-7st 3lbs Mr J Merry 50/1
16 OCTAVIA Crouch aged-7st 0lbs Mr Waller 50/1
17 WEST LANGTON Bates 3-6st 13lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 50/1
18 FURIOSO T Cliff 3-6st 12lbs Duke of Beaufort 50/1
19 DRAMATIST Cresswell 3-6st 10lbs Lord Wilton 6/1
20 MABEL J Forster 5-6st 10lbs Mr Payne 20/1
21 THE BOLD BUCCLEUGH Bullock 3-6st 9lbs Mr T Walker 50/1
22 KATERFELTO Covey 4-6st 9lbs Mr Drinkald 50/1
23 FALCON J Edwards 5-6st 9lbs Mr Edwards 50/1
24 PEMBOW Bundy 3-6st 4lbs Mr G Harvey 50/1
25 GEORGE BROWN Plumb 3-6st 4lbs Captain White 50/1
26 CERVA Bray 3-6st 2lbs Sir J B Mill 50/1
27 COAL BLACK ROSE Pritchard 3-6st 2lbs Mr Brown 50/1
28 KESTREL Walters 3-6st 0lbs Captain Christie 50/1
29 ASTROLOGUS T Forster 3-6st 0lbs Lord Anglesey 50/1
30 GARNET Snowden 3-6st 0lbs Mr Davey 50/1
31 HARTLY BUCK Hibberd 4-6st 0lbs Mr M Dennett 50/1
32 REDAN Dear 3-5st 2lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 50/1
This race took place on Wednesday 30th July 1856 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £34,000 in 2021) when there were 65 subscribers. Over round 136%