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 1872 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 OXONIAN Wyatt 6-8st 12lbs Mr Richmond 20/1
2 BLENHEIM George Fordham 4-8st 5lbs M Lefevre 100/12
3 LANDMARK Jeffery 3-7st 13lbs Mr Bruton 25/1
4 ANTON T Chaloner 4-8st 3lbs Mr T E Case 10/1
5 SYLLA Maidment 5-8st 3lbs Mr H E Ray 50/1
6 BOTHERATION Parry 4-8st 0lbs Mr F Pryor 33/1
7 COCK Mordan aged-7st 10lbs Mr E Brayley 50/1
8 ASHFIELD Butler 5-7st 7lbs Mr Spencer 7/1 fav
9 OLD SAM Rowell 5-7st 7lbs Mr J Bates 50/1
10 STATESMAN Newhouse 3-7st 6lbs Mr T E Walker 10/1
11 FISHERMAN W Gray 4-7st 6lbs Mr John Johnstone 100/7
12 LICTOR Armstrong aged-7st 5lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 20/1
13 ALAVA Huxtable 3-7st 5lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 50/1
14 SIR ROBERT WALPOLE H Covey 4-7st 3lbs Lord Ailesbury 33/1
15 PRINCE T Osborne 3-7st 1lbs Mr F Gretton 50/1
16 THE PEARL Macksey 4-7st 0lbs Mr Henry Chaplin 100/12
17 CHEESEWRING Fred Archer 4-6st 8lbs Mr Mathew Dawson 50/1
18 PITCHFORK Constable 4-6st 8lbs Lord Rivers 100/9
19 OLD CALABAR Colt Wainwright 4-6st 8lbs Mr F Swindell 50/1
20 NEAPOLITAN Skelton 3-6st 9lbs Lord Wilton 100/6
21 CONSPIRACY C Sopp 3-6st 7lbs Mr J Cock 50/1
22 STRUAN G Lowe 3-6st 7lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 33/1
23 LORD COLNEY C Wood 3-6st 7lbs Mr Wickham 100/8
24 ALICE J Jones 5-6st 9lbs Mr R R Bignell 20/1
25 TASSELSON Baverstock 3-6st 3lbs Mr T H Fleet 50/1
26 ZADKIEL Ross 3-6st 2lbs Mr F Gretton 100/7
27 THE CURATE Ladd 3-5st 7lbs Mr G Reynolds 50/1
28 ARETHUSA Hatcher 3-7st 3lbs Lord Durham 25/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1872 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £38,000 in 2021) when there were 81 subscribers. Over round 143%