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 1873 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 SISTER HELEN J Lowe 5-7st 8lbs Mr Eastlake 33/1
2 MODENA Skelton 4-7st 5lbs Lord Wilton 7/1 co fav
3 OXFORD MIXTURE Constable 3-7st 0lbs Mr Somerville 100/9
4 OXONIAN Cannon aged-9st 10lbs Mr Richmond 33/1
5 ROQUEFORT George Fordham 6-8st 12lbs M Lefevre 7/1 co fav
6 DRUMMOND T French 4-8st 8lbs M Lefevre 25/1
7 CHANDOS T Chaloner 3-8st 4lbs Mr Hemming 40/1
8 AZALEA Wyatt 5-8st 3lbs Mr Ellerton 25/1
9 LADY ATHOLSTONE C Page 5-8st 4lbs Sir George Chetwynd 100/1
10 KHEDIVE H Jeffery 4-8st 1lbs Mr Henry Chaplin 40/1
11 GLOWWORM Loates 3-8st 0lbs Mr Joseph Dawson 100/1
12 BRANDWOOD Maidment 6-8st 0lbs Mr I Bate 100/1
13 HIGHLAND FLING Hopper 4-7st 11lbs Mr J Merry 100/6
14 LUCY SUTTON Mordan 4-7st 9lbs Mr F Fisher 40/1
15 MADGE WILDFIRE Griffiths 4-7st 8lbs Mr J Bowes 100/6
16 REDWORTH Chandler 3-7st 6lbs Mr D James 100/1
17 SURINAM Fred Archer 3-7st 4lbs Mr Mathew Dawson 100/6
18 YOUNG SYDMONTON J Smith 4-7st 4lbs Mr Hope 20/1
19 COUNTRYMAN Ashworth 6-7st 4lbs Sir George Chetwynd 7/1 co fav
20 MISS STOCKWELL Huxtable 3-7st 1lbs Sir W A Lethbridge 100/1
21 THE TESTER Crickmere 3-7st 2lbs Mr J Dover 40/1
22 THE PACHA Duffin 3-7st 0lbs Lord Aylesford 40/1
23 CARTRIDGE W Clay 3-6st 12lbs Mr Spencer 100/1
24 MEANDERER Wycherley 4-6st 12lbs Mr W S Crawfurd 100/1
25 RANEE Morbey 3-6st 11lbs Mr F Gretton 100/1
26 VICTOR Newhouse 3-6st 8lbs Mr T E Walker 25/1
27 MOONSTONE Major 3-6st 4lbs Captain Fludyer 100/1
28 THE PIRATE Wood 3-6st 1lbs Mr W G M Innes 33/1
29 BRAS DE FER Mills 3-5st 12lbs Mr John Johnstone 50/1
30 BOATMAN Glover 3-5st 11lbs Mr Spencer 20/1
31 TRICORTRIN Weedon 3-5st 7lbs Mr Frost 40/1
This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1873 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £38,000 in 2021) when there were 66 subscribers. Over round 120%