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 1877 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | HERALD | Wainwright | Weever 5-7st 0lbs | Sir William Throckmorton 8/1 |
| 2 | MONK | Fagan | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr F Gretton 7/1 |
| 3 | WARRIOR | Weedon | 3-6st 6lbs | Mr Gomm 100/9 |
| 4 | TRAPPIST | Fred Archer | 5-9st 10lbs | Captain Prime 20/1 |
| 5 | LOLLYPOP | Custance | 4-9st 2lbs | Duke of Hamilton 100/9 |
| 6 | QUEEN OF THE BESS | Glover | aged-8st 0lbs | Mr W Dunne 25/1 |
| 7 | TWINE THE PLAIDEN | Dodge | 4-7st 7lbs | Mr J Bowes 100/9 |
| 8 | OXONIAN | C Archer | aged-7st 8lbs | Mr C Bush 100/6 |
| 9 | BALBRIGGAN | Morbey | 5-7st 5lbs | Mr G Lambert 100/1 |
| 10 | BRIGG BOY | Morgan | 4-7st 5lbs | Lord Rosebery 25/1 |
| 11 | ROSY CROSS | Newhouse | 3-7st 2lbs | Mr W Quartermaine East 100/8 |
| 12 | POLLY PERKINS | Luke | 3-7st 0lbs | Lord Vivian 50/1 |
| 13 | SUNRAY | J MacDonald | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr J H Houldsworth 50/1 |
| 14 | MAVIS | Morrell | 3-6st 12lbs | Lord Cawdor 100/1 |
| 15 | INCENSE | Hopkins | 3-6st 7lbs | Lord Downe 100/1 |
| 16 | CABALLERO | W MacDonald | 4-6st 4lbs | Sir F Johnstone 6/1 fav |
| 17 | ATHOLSTONE | Belbin | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Stratford 50/1 |
| 18 | KING OF SPADES | Lemaire | 3-6st 0lbs | Captain D Lane 40/1 |
| 19 | PICCALILLI | W Johnson | 3-6st 0lbs | Lord Bradford 100/6 |
| 20 | AVONTES | Gallon | 3-5st 12lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 20/1 |
| 21 | LANCASTER | Jones | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr J Ambery 20/1 |
| 22 | QUEEN'S OWN | Collins | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr T Valentine 33/1 |
| 23 | PRINCESS BON BON | Barrett | 4-5st 7lbs | Captain D Bayley 100/6 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1877 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £37,000 in 2021) when there were 79 subscribers. | Over round 127% | |||