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 1897 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | AMPHORA | M Cannon | 4-8st 8lbs (Jewitt) | Mr H McCalmont 100/8 |
| 2 | DIAKKA | W Bradford | 4-8st 4lbs | Lord W Beresford 100/9 |
| 3 | ARDVOURLIE | Segrott | 4-6st 9lbs | Sir S Scott 33/1 |
| 4 | CHASSEUR | Fred Rickaby | 5-8st 7lbs | Mr J Ryan 40/1 |
| 5 | RED HEART | C Wood | 5-9st 0lbs | Mr Martin D Rucker 1000/45 |
| 6 | COUNT SCHOMBERG | Sam Loates | 5-8st 13lbs | M R Lebaudy 100/14 |
| 7 | AMERICUS | J Calder | 5-8st 10lbs | Mr Richard Croker 33/1 |
| 8 | LESTERLIN | N Robinson | 5-8st 8lbs | Mr Smethwick 33/1 |
| 9 | NORTHERN FARMER | F Finlay | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr Craig 7/1 |
| 10 | IMPOSITION | T Loates | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 6/1 fav |
| 11 | SAXON PRINCE | Fiely | 5-7st 8lbs | Mr W Johnstone 100/6 |
| 12 | SIRDAR | S Chandley | 3-7st 7lbs | Mr D Seymour 20/1 |
| 13 | ROYAL ROSE | Allsopp | 5-7st 5lbs | Mr F W Taylor 20/1 |
| 14 | KILKERRAN | Otto Madden | 3-7st 5lbs | Lord C Montagu 100/7 |
| 15 | OMLADINA | Fearis | 4-7st 5lbs | Sir J Blundell Maple 1000/15 |
| 16 | TITARE | Herbert Jones | 3-7st 3lbs | Lord Wolverton 50/1 |
| 17 | DUAMIA | Newton | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr E Cassel 33/1 |
| 18 | YORKER | H Toon | 4-7st 0lbs | Sir J Blundell Maple 8/1 |
| 19 | MALUMA | Sharples | 5-6st 11lbs | Mr Jersey 20/1 |
| 20 | FULL ARMOUR | F Leader | 4-6st 9lbs | Lord Rosebery 50/1 |
| 21 | ZARABANDA | C Leader | 3-6st 8lbs | Lord Alington 33/1 |
| 22 | PRIVADO | L Hunt | 3-6st 6lbs | Mr G Brewer 1000/15 |
| 23 | ARDESHIR | A Lounie | 3-6st 6lbs | Mr Theobalds 100/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1897 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021). There were 60 subs. | Over round 125% | |||