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 1880 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | ELF KING | George Fordham | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 100/8 |
| 2 | HACKTHORPE | Fred Archer | 5-8st 8lbs | Lord Hastings 3/1 fav |
| 3 | VETO | Brockwell | 5-6st 7lbs | Mr R Ten Broeck 20/1 |
| 4 | PHENIX | Fred Webb | 5-9st 5lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 100/8 |
| 5 | JAPONICA | Jem Goater | 4-8st 13lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 100/7 |
| 6 | SIR JOSEPH | Glover | 5-8st 5lbs | Mr Legh 25/1 |
| 7 | LE MERVEILLE | Constable | 5-8st 5lbs | Lord Rosebery 40/1 |
| 8 | CENTENARY | John Osborne | 5-8st 5lbs | Lord Lascelles 33/1 |
| 9 | TELESCOPE | C Wood | aged-8st 1lbs | Mr Christie 40/1 |
| 10 | FALMOUTH | Morgan | 4-7st 12lbs | Mr F Swindell 40/1 |
| 11 | KNIGHT OF BURGHLEY | Huxtable | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr R C Naylor 50/1 |
| 12 | TOASTMASTER | W MacDonald | 3-7st 5lbs | Lord Wilton 100/6 |
| 13 | HENRY GEORGE | Morrell | 3-7st 4lbs | Mr H Willmer 50/1 |
| 14 | DOURANCE | Templeman | 3-7st 3lbs | Duke of Westminster 50/1 |
| 15 | MAID OF ORLEANS | F Sharp | 3-7st 2lbs | Mr J Sanders 40/1 |
| 16 | DISCOUNT | Greaves | 3-7st 1lbs | Mr Y R Graham 28/1 |
| 17 | STRATHBLANE | Bell | 5-7st 0lbs | Duke of Montrose 100/7 |
| 18 | CANNIE CHIEL | Luke | 3-7st 0lbs | Prince Batthyany 100/7 |
| 19 | SUN OF YORK | Gallon | 4-7st 0lbs | Mr Sherborne 100/9 |
| 20 | VAN DYKE | Booty | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr C Langley 50/1 |
| 21 | EXMOUTH | Cranham | 4-6st 12lbs | Duke of Hamilton 33/1 |
| 22 | FIRE KING | Kendall | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Hastings 25/1 |
| 23 | ALICE LORRAINE | Sherratt | 4-6st 7lbs | Colonel Ingram 20/1 |
| 24 | PREFECT | White | 3-6st 6lbs | Duke of Westminster 40/1 |
| 25 | BELFRY | Salter | 3-6st 4lbs | Mr C Bush 33/1 |
| 26 | ANDROCIUS | Tinsley | 3-6st 6lbs | Duke of St Albans 50/1 |
| 27 | DEATH OR GLORY | Barrett | 3-6st 4lbs | Mr B Lane 20/1 |
| 28 | BOREAS | W Brown | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Hungerford 20/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 28th July 1880 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £37,000 in 2021) when there were 71 subscribers. | Over round 140% | |||