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 1863 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | BIRDHILL | Judd | 4-7st 5lbs | Duke of Beaufort 15/2 |
| 2 | ENTREMET | C Gray | 4-6st 9lbs | Mr R M Jaques 33/1 |
| 3 | DOLPHIN | Murfet | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr R Ten Broeck 25/1 |
| 4 | LADY CLIFDEN | George Fordham | 5-9st 4lbs | Captain Christie 6/1 fav |
| 5 | FRAVOLA | S Rogers | 6-8st 10lbs | Mr R C Naylor 50/1 |
| 6 | WATERWITCH | Custance | 5-8st 9lbs | Mr G Bryan 50/1 |
| 7 | EXCHEQUER | J Adams | 4-8st 4lbs | Lord Coventry 25/1 |
| 8 | LORD BURLEIGH | Hibberd | 4-8st 1lbs | Mr R J Angell 25/1 |
| 9 | BIONDELLA | Challoner | 4-7st 13lbs | Mr R C Naylor 25/1 |
| 10 | QUEEN OF SPAIN | Clement | 4-7st 8lbs | Mr James Smith 20/1 |
| 11 | POLYNESIA | H Grimshaw | 4-7st 7lbs | Lord Chesterfield 50/1 |
| 12 | MISS LIVINGSTONE | Midgeley | 4-7st 7lbs | Lord Bateman 50/1 |
| 13 | EAST SHEEN | Perry | 5-7st 4lbs | Mr G Angell 25/1 |
| 14 | PEIGNOIR | G Parsons | 4-7st 2lbs | Mr R Ten Broeck 50/1 |
| 15 | POLAND | Mordan | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr H Goater 50/1 |
| 16 | AMELIA | H Covey | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Exeter 50/1 |
| 17 | WEATHERSPY | T French | 3-6st 8lbs | Mr J Godding 50/1 |
| 18 | NEWMARKET | Hunter | 3-6st 8lbs | Mr Watt 50/1 |
| 19 | AMAZONIAN | J Grimshaw | 3-6st 4lbs | Mr Saxon 100/8 |
| 20 | LORD OF LINNE | Noble | 4-6st 4lbs | Mr R Ten Broeck 100/6 |
| 21 | MERRY HART | Loates | 3-6st 3lbs | Lord Westmorland 50/1 |
| 22 | CADEAU | Fining | 3-6st 3lbs | Lord Anglesey 50/1 |
| 23 | BOHEMIA | Jebb | 3-6st 1lbs | Lord Strathmore 25/1 |
| 24 | MUEZZIN | S Adams | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr William Day 10/1 |
| 25 | ALMACK | Morris | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr W G Craven 50/1 |
| 26 | KEANE | A Woodhouse | 4-6st 1lbs | Lord Uxbridge 25/1 |
| 27 | LADY EMMA | Zanker | 3-5st 10lbs | Captain Williams 50/1 |
| 28 | CHEERFUL | Ward | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr Handley 8/1 |
| 29 | LEOTARD | Herbert | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 50/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1863 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 73 subscribers. | Over round 124% | |||