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 1888 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | TIB | W Blake | 5-6st 7lbs (Olding) | Mr Tom Cannon 100/6 |
| 2 | BISMARCK | Warne | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr A Cooper 8/1 |
| 3 | THE SHREW | Mornington Cannon | 3-6st 8lbs | Sir F Johnstone 20/1 |
| 4 | WHITEFRIAR | John Watts | 5-9st 0lbs | Mr Abington 10/1 |
| 5 | SATIETY | W Robinson | 3-8st 13lbs | Lord Calthorpe 100/15 |
| 6 | THUNDERSTORM | Liddiard | 5-8st 6lbs | Mr P Renfrew 100/1 |
| 7 | LISBON | T Loates | 5-8st 1lbs | Mr P Renfrew 25/1 |
| 8 | HAZLEHATCH | F Barrett | 3-8st 0lbs | Lord Londonderry 100/6 |
| 9 | BRIGHTON | Sam Loates | 6-7st 12lbs | Mr Abington 66/1 |
| 10 | BULLION | E Martin | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr Robert Peck 20/1 |
| 11 | UPSET | Tom Cannon junior | 5-7st 10lbs | Mr MacKenzie 200/1 |
| 12 | FULMEN | Jimmy Woodburn | aged-7st 8lbs | Mr Naylor 100/6 |
| 13 | MAXIM | Rickaby | 4-8st 0lbs | Mr R H Combe 40/1 |
| 14 | WHISTLE JACKET | G Barrett | 4-7st 7lbs | Mr Manton 100/1 |
| 15 | PULL TOGETHER | Blogg | 3-6st 10lbs | Mrs Theobald 100/1 |
| 16 | HAWTHORN | H Luke | 4-7st 0lbs | Sir R Jardine 40/1 |
| 17 | MOHAWK | Bradbury | 5-6st 13lbs | Mr E Mugford 40/1 |
| 18 | ARGA | S Chandley | 5-6st 12lbs | Baron C de Tuyll 25/1 |
| 19 | MAIDEN BELLE | J Griffiths | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Hastings 50/1 |
| 20 | MON DROIT | J Wall | 3-6st 5lbs | Lord Dudley 7/1 |
| 21 | HELMSLEY | R Chaloner | 3-5st 13lbs | General Owen Williams 100/8 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1888 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 70 subscribers. | Over round 105% | |||