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 1886 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | CRAFTON | Edwards | 4-7st 11lbs | Captain Machell 100/3 |
| 2 | HOW'S THAT | Jimmy Woodburn | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr W S Menzies 100/3 |
| 3 | LUCERNE | F Barrett | 6-8st 6lbs | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 100/3 |
| 4 | MELTON | Fred Archer | 4-10st 6lbs | Lord Hastings 7/1 |
| 5 | BRIGHTON | Jem Goater | 4-9st 0lbs | Mr Hungerford 100/1 |
| 6 | MALLOW | John Watts | 4-9st 0lbs | Mr J O'Neill 100/3 |
| 7 | PRESENT TIMES | Fred Webb | 4-8st 10lbs | M C J Lefevre 100/7 |
| 8 | HAMBLETONIAN | C Wood | 6-8st 6lbs | General Owen Williams 100/15 |
| 9 | CORUNNA | W Lashmar | 6-8st 5lbs | Lord Hartington 100/3 |
| 10 | LOVED ONE | Wilton | 3-8st 3lbs | Mr Manton 25/1 |
| 11 | VOLTA | Fred Rickaby | 3-7st 10lbs | Mr R H Combe 100/3 |
| 12 | FULLERTON | Howard | 3-7st 2lbs | Sir George Chetwynd 100/1 |
| 13 | MASTER JONES | A White | 3-7st 6lbs | Lord Alington 6/1 |
| 14 | MELLIFONT | G Barrett | 3-7st 7lbs | Mr W Dunne 5/1 fav |
| 15 | PETERSHAM | H Luke | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr Carington 40/1 |
| 16 | INVICTUS | W Chaloner | 3-7st 1lbs | Mr J Corlett 100/1 |
| 17 | CARDINAL WOLSEY | Alsop | 3-6st 11lbs | Mr A Cooper 9/1 |
| 18 | JOHNNIE WIMPOLE | Weddy | 3-6st 6lbs | Sir R Jardine 40/1 |
| 19 | ORANGE BLOSSOM | J Calder | 3-6st 7lbs | Lord Howe 50/1 |
| 20 | RECLUSE | G Woodburn | 3-6st 7lbs | Colonel Cave 100/1 |
| 21 | DUTCH SKATER Colt | Warne | 3-6st 4lbs | Lord Rosebery 200/1 |
| 22 | ASSIGNATION | C Grey | 3-5st 12lbs | Duke of Hamilton 100/1 |
| 23 | TIB | W Robinson | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr Tom Cannon 40/1 |
| 24 | SAGITTA | Dunn | 3-6st 2lbs | Lord Cadogan 200/1 |
| 25 | STOURFIELD | Clement | 3-5st 7lbs | Mr Manton 40/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1886 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 68 subscribers. | Over round 112% | |||