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 1931 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | POOR LAD | S Wragg | Ossie Bell 4-7st 11lb | Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen 9/1 |
| 2 | ZANOFF | Gordon Richards | Molony | Mr Z Michalinos 6/1 |
| 3 | XANDOVER | Charlie Elliott | Basil Jarvis | Mr J Schwob 5/1 fav |
| 4 | DIOLITE | F Fox | F Templeman | Sir H Hirst 100/8 |
| 5 | FLEETING MEMORY | M Beary | J Beary | Prince Aly Khan 10/1 |
| 6 | TO YOU | C Ray | E De Mestre | Mr J Shepherd 100/6 |
| 7 | KNIGHT ERROR | S Donoghue | Captain P Whitaker | Captain A S Wilson 7/1 |
| 8 | JUNIUS | T Lowrey | D Macnee | Mr E Nuttall 100/7 |
| 9 | GRIDLETON | J Dines | Cundell | Mr J W Sharples 10/1 |
| 10 | MAJORITY CALLING | A Smirke | Walter Nightingall | Sir P Newson 25/1 |
| 11 | ROYAL RUFUS | Cliff Richards | F Hartigan | Mrs Alistair Mackintosh 100/6 |
| 12 | CEDARWOOD | Fred Rickaby | Cottrill | Mr J C D-Pender 25/1 |
| 13 | RIALTO BRIDGE | F Sharpe | Sir H Nugent | Sir E Wills 50/1 |
| 14 | CABALLERO | Ken Gethin | T Walls | Mr H E Steel 25/1 |
| 15 | PACHALIK | T Lowrey | C Leader | Mr J A Phillips 25/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1931 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). | Over round 115% | |||