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.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the Stewards' Cup was on Friday 31st July 1840 when Mr Bowes’s 6-year-old chestnut Epirus beat Mus and Euclid.
Stewards' Cup 1901 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 O'DONOVAN ROSSA G Gibson 4-7st 0lbs (Davies) Mr A M Singer 66/1
2 LE BLIZON Otto Madden 5-7st 6lbs Mr J Hare 10/1
3 FORFARSHIRE D Maher 4-8st 6lbs Mr T R Dewar 100/7
4 STEALAWAY J H Martin 4-7st 7lbs Mr J B Leigh 5/1 fav
5 MASTER WILLIE Fred Rickaby 5-9st 5lbs Mr F Stokes 33/1
6 SPECTRUM Lester Reiff 5-9st 1lbs Mr W C Whitney 100/7
7 BRIDGE G Sanderson 5-8st 11lbs Mr A M Singer 50/1
8 IRISH IVY W Buchanan 5-8st 8lbs Mr W Broderick Cloete 33/1
9 THE RAFT M Cannon 4-8st 8lbs Mr George Faber 8/1
10 SONATURA W Halsey 4-8st 6lbs Sir E Cassel 100/6
11 DIEUDONNE Herbert Jones 6-8st 4lbs Duke of Devonshire 20/1
12 DR SHEPPARD Johnny Reiff aged-8st 4lbs Mr J A Drake 33/1
13 ZANONI Clemson 6-8st 3lbs Mr H J King 33/1
14 LORD BOB E Vetter 3-8st 3lbs Sir J Blundell Maple 25/1
15 WHITE NUN II C Jenkins 5-8st 0lbs Mr R More 25/1
16 SIR HERCULES T Broom 5-7st 12lbs Mr A F Basset 50/1
17 STAR OF HANOVER C Cannon 4-7st 11lbs Mr J S Curtis 50/1
18 FOSCO K Cannon aged-7st 11lbs Mr Leopold de Rothschild 40/1
19 GEYSER C Thorpe aged-7st 8lbs Mr E Corrigan 100/6
20 VERITAS C Manser 4-7st 7lbs Mr C D Marnes 100/1
21 LA URUGUAYS R Moss 5-7st 3lbs Mr W H Pawson 50/1
22 KINGFIELD J Boardman 3-7st 2lbs Mr L E B Homan 6/1
23 LEISURE HOUR F Hardy 6-6st 10lbs Prince Soltykoff 33/1
24 SIMON GLOVER Joe Childs 3-6st 13lbs Mr Murray Griffiths 28/1
25 CASSINE H Aylin 3-6st 8lbs Mr Noel Fenwick 33/1
26 BREAD MART T Heppell 3-6st 8lbs Mr W Sanderson 33/1
27 DISDAINFUL H Smyth 4-6st 2lbs Mr A Johnstone 40/1
28 TIN SOLDIER A Adys 3-6st 4lbs Mr G W Fawcett 66/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1901 and was valued at 762 sovereigns (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). Over round 130%