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 1935 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 GREENORE S Wragg Ossie Bell 6-8st 8lb Lady Ludlow 7/1
2 ALMOND HILL Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Captain J Fielden 100/6
3 CORA DEANS Humphrey Foster Basil Jarvis Sir Victor Sassoon 100/7
4 SOLENOID T Weston Evans Mr James V Rank 100/7
5 SHALFLEET Henri Jelliss Harvey Leader Mr Harvey Leader 10/1
6 PRICK C Harrison Whitaker Mr H Barnard-Hankey 100/7
7 VALKYRIE Dick Perryman T E Leader Mr O V Watney 5/1 fav
8 DIGNITARY Gordon Richards Fred Darling Lord Ellesmere 100/7
9 MALTRAVERS F Fox Frank Butters Mr T Lant 20/1
10 FLYING SPEAR II J Dines Blagrave Mr H G Blagrave 20/1
11 SUNNY PALM J Sirett F Hartigan Major Bonsor 11/2
12 BLANDING A Richardson Snow Miss Dorothy Paget 25/1
13 TRACT F Sharpe Scobie Sir Charles Hyde 100/6
14 PARADISE LOST W Wing Marsh Mr M Marsh 33/1
15 KIRK ROYAL Doug Smith Atty Persse Mr Arthur Sainsbury 50/1
16 ARENIG A Berry Macnee Mr J W Charlton 50/1
17 GRACE DEAR C Couch Arrowsmith Mr A F Haines 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1935 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). Over round 115%