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 1912 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 GOLDEN ROD D Maher 6-8st 13lbs (S Pickering) Mr P Nelke 9/1
2 POOR BOY Wal Griggs aged-8st 3lbs Mr S Joel 100/7
3 UNCLE PAT C Trigg 6-7st 10lbs Mr G Faber 20/1
4 GRAMMONT S Donoghue 4-8st 4lbs Sir W Nelson 4/1 fav
5 PEGGY HYLAND F Herbert 4-7st 1lbs Mr J Ryan 25/1
6 BEAUREPAIRE L Hewitt 4-8st 7lbs Mr W Raphael 33/1
7 PRESTER JACK E Wheatley 6-8st 3lbs Mr R Mills 10/1
8 AIGLON C Foy 3-7st 12lbs Prince Kinsky 10/1
9 BRAXTED Fred Winter 4-8st 4lbs Sir T Dewar 100/8
10 JESSICA H Robbins 3-7st 10lbs Mr J Sandars 33/1
11 BACHELORS TAX C Ringstead 4-8st 6lbs Mr A Lowry 20/1
12 CIGAR P Quinn 4-8st 4lbs Mr A Stern 33/1
13 ABSURD F Wootton 3-8st 8lbs Mr J B Joel 100/7
14 SANICLE W Watson 3-6st 2lbs Mr W Thornton 33/1
15 RUNNYMEDE W Earl 4-8st 13lbs Mr S T Crest 40/1
16 BASHTI J H Martin 4-8st 4lb Mr H P Whitney 10/1
17 HALL CROSS F Templeman 3-8st 1lbs Mr C B Ismay 40/1
18 TANGAROA H Jelliss aged-7st 12lbs Mr Galstaun 40/1
19 LAVOLT A Whalley 4-7st 10lb Mr A Hammond 25/1
20 CATARACT E Piper 3-7st 7lbs Mr T Pilkington 20/1
21 ZEBRE W Huxley 4-7st 2lbs Mr Skoien 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1912 and was valued at 762 sovereigns (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). Over round 126%