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 1948 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 DRAMATIC Eph Smith George Todd 3-7st 4lb Mr A Saunders 9/1
2 PANDO Bill Rickaby J Wood Mr l Pike 10/1
3 EXPLORER Gordon Richards Houghton Miss Dorothy Paget 10/1
4 FINAL SCORE Charlie Elliott Wightman Mr E Baring 11/2 fav
5 CLARION III Charlie Smirke Warden Mr R Strassburger 6/1
6 SQUANDER BUG Marshall Collins Mrs E Moss 100/8
7 HIGHLAND DIVISION T Weston Cannon Mr James Rank 100/8
8 NILGIRIS Willie Snaith Fred Armstrong Maharaja of Baroda 100/6
9 KILBELIN Doug Smith B Bullock Mr C Blyth 100/6
10 ROMAN ROAD Joe Sime Williams Mrs D Mitchell 20/1
11 ROBERT BARKER James Doyle Rayson Mr A Whatcott 20/1
12 DONBAR Ken Gethin Lawrence Mr A Whatcott 20/1
13 YELLOW IDOL Rowley Perryman Mrs J Rogerson 25/1
14 ELYSIUM T Burn Carey Mr J Hylton 33/1
15 TONY J Walker W Stephenson Mr R Kemp 33/1
16 POWER STATION D Greening Vic Smyth Mr J Boyle 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1948 and was valued at £1250 (equivalent to £52,000 in 2021). Over round 113%