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 1857 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 TOURNAMENT George Fordham 3-7st 0lbs Mr J S Douglas 8/1
2 UNEXPECTED Snowdon 4-6st 8lbs Captain Christie 50/1
3 THEODORA Aldcroft 4-8st 0lbs Mr T Walker 20/1
4 FLACROW Sim Templeman 5-9st 0lbs Lord Londesborough 20/1
5 NEW BRIGHTON Hughes aged-8st 7lbs Mr F Fisher 20/1
6 MANGANESE John Osborne 4-8st 3lbs Mr W H Brook 50/1
7 KESTREL Wells 4-8st 0lbs Captain Christie 50/1
8 VICTORIA Nat Flatman 4-7st 12lbs Mr Bowes 50/1
9 KATHERINE LOGIE Munday 4-7st 11lbs Mr J Le Mert 50/1
10 WELHAM Grubb 6-7st 8lbs Mr Capel 50/1
11 GEORGE BROWN J Forster 4-7st 4lbs Captain White 50/1
12 FRIGHT Prior 3-6st 12lbs Mr Simpson 50/1
13 LOYOLA Bray 3-6st 12lbs Lord Clifden 4/1 fav
14 LADY HAWTHORN French 3-6st 12lbs Lord John Scott 10/1
15 NOUGAT Pritchard 3-6st 8lbs Captain Christie 50/1
16 STRAWBERRY Musgrove 3-6st 8lbs Mr Howard 50/1
17 INTIMIDATION Cresswell 4-6st 8lbs Lord Ailesbury 50/1
18 THE FLYING ENGLISHMAN Tuck 3-6st 6lbs Sir J B Mill 50/1
19 STANHOPE J Rogers 4-6st 6lbs Mr H Hill 50/1
20 NEREUS Walters 3-6st 6lbs Colonel Martyn 50/1
21 BEATRICE Perry 3-6st 5lbs Sir William Booth 50/1
22 ORIANDA Whalley 3-6st 3lbs Mr J Robson 50/1
23 IAGO Colt Grimmer 3-6st 3lbs Baron Rothschild 20/1
24 CHURCH LANGTON Bullock 3-6st 3lbs Mr Crawfurd 25/1
25 MABEL Plumb 6-6st 0lbs Mr Payne 12/1
26 BIRDCATCHER Filly Dales 3-6st 0lbs Lord Glasgow 50/1
27 CAVE ADULLAM Brown 5-5st 10lbs Mr W Smith 50/1
28 BLUE MANTLE Faulkner 4-5st 10lbs Mr Graeme 50/1
29 QUEEN BESS Rayner 3-5st 10lbs Mr Saxon 25/1
30 SAXE WEIMAR Blackburn 3-5st 8lbs Mr Gratwicke 25/1
31 TRICOLOR Daly junior 3-5st 8lbs Lord Angelsey 14/1
32 MALAKHOFF A Edwards 3-5st 7lbs Mr Lucas Lane 50/1
33 GENERAL BOSQUET Deer 3-5st 5lbs Mr T Cliff 14/1
34 OLD TIMES Challoner 2-5st 0lbs Mr Jaques 8/1
This race took place on Wednesday 29th July 1857 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £36,000 in 2021) when there were 66 subscribers. Over round 145%