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 1878 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MIDLOTHIAN | Lemaire | Mat Dawson 4-7st 2lbs | Duke of Hamilton 10/1 |
| 2 | LOLLYPOP | Custance | 5-8st 12lbs | Duke of Hamilton 4/1 |
| 3 | TWINE THE PLAIDEN | Luke | 5-7st 4lbs | Mr J Bowes 25/1 |
| 4 | ECOSSAIS | Jem Goater | aged-9st 5lbs | Mr Tom Jennings 25/1 |
| 5 | ROSBACH | Constable | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Rosebery 40/1 |
| 6 | MONK | Cannon | 4-8st 4lbs | Mr F Gretton 10/1 |
| 7 | MANOEUVRE | Morgan | 4-7st 13lbs | Lord Bradford 33/1 |
| 8 | WARRIOR | George Fordham | 4-7st 13lbs | Lord Rivers 100/12 |
| 9 | FARNESE | Giles | 5-7st 10lbs | Mr Bush 25/1 |
| 10 | ATHOL LAD | C Wood | 3-7st 9lbs | Mr Joseph Dawson 10/1 |
| 11 | HELENA | J MacDonald | 4-7st 8lbs | Duke of Westminster 50/1 |
| 12 | FAISAN | W Johnson | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr J Prat 25/1 |
| 13 | THISTLE | John Watts | 3-7st 3lbs | Lord Allington 50/1 |
| 14 | DEACON | W MacDonald | 4-6st 12lbs | Mr R Jardine 20/1 |
| 15 | PHOENIX | R Morris | 3-6st 10lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 50/1 |
| 16 | CLONAVE | Weedon | aged-6st 9lbs | Sir W Nugent 50/1 |
| 17 | DALGARNO | Saddington | 3-6st 7lbs | Lord Ellesmere 50/1 |
| 18 | CAGLIOSTRO | Gallon | 3-6st 4lbs | Sir George Chetwynd 7/2 fav |
| 19 | HADDON | Bell | 3-5st 9lbs | Lord Kesteven 50/1 |
| 20 | ATHOL BROSE | T Hopper | 3-5st 9lbs | Mr A T Cray 50/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1878 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £37,000 in 2021) when there were 58 subscribers. | Over round 121% | |||