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 1885 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | DALMENY | E Martin | 5-6st 13lbs | Mr F Morton 33/1 |
| 2 | DESPAIR | C Loates | 6-8st 9lbs | Mr W Gilbert 100/8 |
| 3 | LACEMAN | Fred Archer | aged-9st 2lbs | Mr F Robinson 100/9 |
| 4 | DUKE OF RICHMOND | Fred Webb | 4-8st 12lbs | Duke of Westminster 100/9 |
| 5 | BRAG | F Barrett | aged-8st 2lbs | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 100/7 |
| 6 | BOULEVARD | C Wood | 5-7st 12lbs | Mr Murphy 3/1 fav |
| 7 | CORUNNA | W Lashmar | 5-7st 10lbs | Lord Hartington 25/1 |
| 8 | LANGWELL | G Barrett | 3-7st 5lbs | Mr Abington 100/9 |
| 9 | ALBERT MELVILLE | A White | 4-7st 4lbs | Mr Cumberland 33/1 |
| 10 | PRESENT TIMES | J E Tomlisson | 3-7st 2lbs | M C J Lefevre 66/1 |
| 11 | SATCHEL | Jimmy Woodburn | 3-6st 12lbs | Duke of Portland 50/1 |
| 12 | PEARL DIVER | G Woodburn | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Hastings 100/7 |
| 13 | CHILDHOOD | Rickaby | 4-6st 4lbs | Duke of Cumberland 40/1 |
| 14 | STOURWICK | Dangerfield | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr Manton 100/1 |
| 15 | GOLDSTONE | J Wall | 3-6st 2lbs | Mr E Hobson 11/2 |
| 16 | CROSSPATCH | C Arnull | 3-6st 1lbs | Lord Cadogan 40/1 |
| 17 | MARIA BENATA | T Loates | 3-5st 10lbs | Duke of Beaufort 200/1 |
| 18 | DARTMOUTH | Coker | 3-5st 9lbs | Mr Craven 100/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 29th July 1885 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 50 subscribers. | Over round 109% | |||