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 1936 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SOLERINA Eph Smith Cottrill 4-8st 11lb Mrs C L Mackean 10/1
2 ANGEL BREAD N Whiteside Rickards Mr E W Baron 20/1
3 BRAEMAR Doug Smith Dale Mr S J Harmsworth 33/1
4 FINALIST Harry Wragg Ossie Bell Lady Ralli 33/1
5 SHALFLEET Henri Jelliss Harvey Leader Major J B Walker 100/8
6 KNIGHTED R A Jones L Ward Mr C Jarvis 100/6
7 GYNERIUM Dick Perryman Colledge Leader Mrs Arthur James 8/1 fav
8 CORA DEANS S Donoghue Basil Jarvis Sir Victor Sassoon 100/9
9 OVER COAT J Marshall Bisgood Mr C T Applewhaite 100/6
10 VOLTUS J Sirett Vic Hobbs Mr W Keen 10/1
11 DANCING COMET P Maher Wellesley Lord Nunburnholme 10/1
12 GOLDEN TOR F Fox Walter Nightingall Mrs G V Wilkinson 33/1
13 CONSTELLATE W Nevett Ossie Bell Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen 9/1
14 RIVERWOOD S Wragg D Rogers Mr J S Davies 33/1
15 EMBUCHE Cliff Richards Boyd-Rochfort Mr Marshall Field 100/8
16 SIDLEY DEE H Packham H Smyth Mr H Smyth 100/7
17 SARASON A Richardson H Blagrave Mr H G Blagrave 20/1
18 EMPIRE GLORY Gordon Richards Hogg Lord Glanely 25/1
19 BERKELEY HUNT T Weston Reg Day Sir Abe Bailey 33/1
20 THE REEVE W Wing Digby Mr F W Dennis 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1936 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). Over round 124%