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 1879 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | PETER | C Wood | 3-8st 0lbs | Mr J T Best 100/8 |
| 2 | VEGETARIAN | Luke | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr S Westera 40/1 |
| 3 | LOLLYPOP | Custance | 6-10st 0lbs | Duke of Hamilton 50/1 |
| 4 | PLACIDA | H Jeffery | 5-9st 2lbs | Mr Pulteney 25/1 |
| 5 | MASTER KILDARE | Fred Archer | 4-9st 2lbs | Lord Hastings 100/7 |
| 6 | WARRIOR | Jem Goater | 5-9st 1lbs | Lord Rivers 100/8 |
| 7 | ROB ROY | Cannon | 5-8st 9lbs | Mr MacKenzie 50/1 |
| 8 | ROSBACH | Constable | 5-8st 9lbs | Lord Rosebery 10/1 |
| 9 | HERALD | Glover | aged-8st 9lbs | Sir W Throckmorton 33/1 |
| 10 | THUNDERSTONE | Huxtable | 5-8st 7lbs | Mr C Alexander 40/1 |
| 11 | FLOTSAM | Snowden | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Zetland 100/1 |
| 12 | JUPITER | Morgan | 4-8st 5lbs | Mr J Gretton 40/1 |
| 13 | POLLY PERKINS | Greaves | 5-8st 3lbs | Duke of Hamilton 100/1 |
| 14 | GRAND FLANEUR | W Platt | aged-8st 0lbs | Mr H Bragg 30/1 |
| 15 | SIDONIA | T Chaloner | 5-7st 11lbs | Mr R C Naylor 100/1 |
| 16 | LINCOLNSHIRE | George Fordham | 4-7st 10lbs | Mr H Savile 100/6 |
| 17 | CENTENARY | J MacDonald | 4-7st 7lbs | Mr Jousiffe 100/1 |
| 18 | TWINE THE PLAIDEN | Fagan | 6-7st 4lbs | Mr J Bowes 40/1 |
| 19 | CRADLE | Lemaire | 6-7st 3lbs | Lord Wilton 5/1 fav |
| 20 | ST AUGUSTINE | Gallon | 3-7st 0lbs | Sir W A Lethbridge 100/1 |
| 21 | SCAPEGRACE | Collins | 3-7st 0lbs | Lord D Gordon 100/1 |
| 22 | SIR AMYAS LEIGH | Saddington | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr A Egerton 40/1 |
| 23 | NOTTINGHAM | Morrell | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr W G Craven 30/1 |
| 24 | STYLITES | Barker | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Aylesford 100/1 |
| 25 | JESSIE AGNES | Hopper | 3-6st 5lbs | Mr J Snarry 25/1 |
| 26 | VENINE | Bell | 3-6st 4lbs | M Ephrussi 25/1 |
| 27 | WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP | Barrett | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr B Lane 33/1 |
| 28 | ASSEGAI | Beach | 3-6st 0lbs | Lord Hartington 25/1 |
| 29 | THE MINER Filly | Salter | 3-5st 10lbs | Mr A Taylor 100/6 |
| 30 | LADY ALICIA | Rawlinson | 3-5st 10lbs | Lord Dupplin 25/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1879 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £37,000 in 2021) when there were 73 subscribers. | Over round 114% | |||