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 1937 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FIROZEPORE Gordon Richards Fred Darling 3-8st 3lb Mr R B Strassburger 100/8 co fav
2 HARMANCHIS P Evans Bullock Mrs G Farrand 20/1
3 GUNBOAT P Maher Charles Peck Mr J B Joel 18/1
4 AMBROSE LIGHT P Beasley Boyd-Rochfort Mrs Widener 50/1
5 WYNDHAM Charlie Smirke Snow Miss Dorothy Paget 22/1
6 IPSDEN S Wragg Ossie Bell Lady Ludlow 100/8 co fav
7 OVER COAT B Carslake Bisgood Mr C T Applethwaite 100/6
8 GEORGE HERE F Herbert Saxby Mr G W Hands 20/1
9 KING'S GAP J Crouch George Lambton Major D McCalmont 100/7
10 MALMSEY T Bartlam R Dawson Mr R Dawson 25/1
11 CARISSA S Donoghue H Peacock Sir Victor Sassoon 25/1
12 NAKOMIS G Nicoll P Gilpin Mr G H Fairhurst 25/1
13 RED GARTER M Beary Atty Persse Lord Sefton 100/7
14 COUVERT E Gardner Blagrave Mr H G Blagrave 100/8 co fav
15 GRANDJO T Lowrey Basil Jarvis Mr J P Hornung 22/1
16 BLACK SPECK W Nevett N Cannon Mr J V Rank 100/6
17 KONG W Sibbritt Scobie Sir Charles Hyde 100/6
18 NIP AWAY Ken Gethin Gilbert Mr J E Cottrell 50/1
19 IRENICON K Robertson Harvey Leader Mrs R D Shafto 33/1
20 FINGAIL H Packham Gilpin Baron R de Rothschild 50/1
21 GLIDING T Weston Cottrill Sir Abe Bailey 50/1
22 LORDING A Richardson C Pratt Mr J Hart 33/1
23 GIOVINEZZA W Wing F Pratt Mr James A de Rothschild 25/1
24 ALLEGIANCE A Dupuit H Leach Mr H B Leach 22/1
25 ANGEL BREAD Cliff Richards Lynes Mr G A Monkhouse 33/1
26 ALARM BELL S Middleton F Hartigan Mr V T Thompson 33/1
27 GAY VENTURE A Sharples T Waugh Mr A Parkinson 50/1
28 BRAEMAR W Christie Dale Lord John Hope 50/1
29 THE DRUMMER Doug Smith W Carr Mr W Carr 50/1
30 PERMANENCE H Sprague Vic Hobbs Mr F Wootton 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1937 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). Over round 132%