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 1949 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 THE BITE H Packham J Wood 4-7st 7lb Mr S Raphael 33/1
2 SPARTAN SACRIFICE Beary Atty Persse Mrs V Gilmour 28/1
3 LUMINARY Charlie Elliott Harvey Leader Lady Bullough 4/1 fav
4 COMBINED OPERATIONS W Carr Lawson Mr R Foster 9/1
5 IRISH DANCE Bill Rickaby Whiteman Mrs G Brocklehurst 9/1
6 DECORUM Gordon Richards Cannon Mr James Rank 10/1
7 MARCONI D Greening Atty Persse Lord Sefton 100/8
8 BOB GETS BUSY Doug Smith J A Waugh Mr R Roberts 100/8
9 FINE VIEW Joe Sime Watts Mr H Joel 100/8
10 LEICA Cliff Richards Laye Mr J Thwaites 100/6
11 DRAMATIC Eph Smith George Todd Mr A Saunders 20/1
12 INTEGRITY Edgar Britt J Leach Mrs James Rank 20/1
13 WONDER WHY Mulley F Hartigan Mr F Hartigan 20/1
14 STAR SIGNAL P Evans Houghton Mr P Wignall 25/1
15 COMPANION WAY Sidebotham Perryman Mr J Ferguson 33/1
16 RISING GLORY Barlow C Pratt Mr A Macomber 33/1
17 VI Willie Snaith J A Waugh Mr G Tachmindji 33/1
18 SPARTAN FARE Cox R A Jones Miss E Bradbury-Pratt 33/1
19 COLORADO STAR C Taylor Dines Mr C Cooper 33/1
20 DELIVER Tomlin Collins Mr L Milne 33/1
21 GOLD STRIKE Orton Griffiths Mrs E Jones 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1949 and was valued at £1250 (equivalent to £52,000 in 2021). Over round 126%