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 1932 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SOLENOID T Barber G C Poole 3-7st 10lb Mrs C L Mackcan 33/1
2 SLIPPER Dick Perryman Frank Butters Sir Alfred Butt 100/7
3 POLAR BEAR F Fox Charles Peck Mrs J B Joel 25/1
4 TRINIDAD Joe Childs Reg Day Sir Abe Bailey 25/1
5 PRICKET T Weston George Lambton Mr George Lambton 100/6
6 BARGANY F Lane D Waugh Lord Howard de Walden 50/1
7 COCKPEN Gordon Richards Fred Darling Lord Woolavington 9/1
8 ALLUVIAL B Carslake Charles Peck Mr J B Joel 25/1
9 UNLIKELY A Wragg F Hartigand Baron de Tuyll 20/1
10 EARLY CLOSING M Beary R Farquharson Lord Portman 25/1
11 POOR LAD Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen 100/8
12 MARY MAC S Donoghue H Smyth Mr P Schlesinger 20/1
13 FLYING ARGOSY F Herbert Hugh Powney Mrs F Nagle 50/1
14 EYES FRONT J Dines M Vasey Mr J T Downing 8/1 jt fav
15 COROLARIO Ken Gethin R C Dawson Marquis de San Miguel 50/1
16 VALKYRIE S Wragg C Leader Mr O V Watney 100/7
17 GRANDMASTER Fred Rickaby Captain T Hogg Lord Glanely 25/1
18 DULCE J Sirett Cecil Boyd-Rochfort Mr S Vlasto 50/1
19 RED QUEEN Eph Smith Sneyd Mr G C Sneyd 50/1
20 ESCURIAL Cliff Richards Vic Smyth Mr Vic Smyth 8/1 jt fav
21 CEDARWOOD Bill Rickaby M D Balir Mr W Hutchinson 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1932 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). Over round 105%