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 1961 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 SKYMASTER Scobie Breasley Gordon Smyth 3-8st 12lb Mr W Kelly 100/7
2 DEER LEAP Greville Starkey Oxley Sir F Robinson 8/1 fav
3 KLONDYKE BILL Duncan Keith C Benstead Mr A Comerford 10/1
4 ROLLED GOLD Geoff Lewis Hastings-Bass Lord Sefton 10/1
5 WINNA R P Elliott Harry Wragg Lt-Colonel Frieze 10/1
6 FAIR FUTURE D W Morris Les Hall Mrs G Marcow 100/8
7 COLOUR BLIND J Wilson Corbett Mr J Baillie 100/8
8 DAWN WATCH B Lee E Cousins Mr W Kendrick 100/8
9 CONEY ISLAND Lester Piggott M Connolly (Ire) Mr J Muldoon 100/6
10 DEAR BRUTUS Des Cullen Bertie Lord Delamere 100/6
11 RINS OF CLYDE Doug Smith Candy Mrs A Owen 100/6
12 BELLE OF THE BALL David East O'Gorman Mr J Gerber 22/1
13 TUDOR FLASH Alec Russell E Davey Mr A Marcus 25/1
14 MARCHE D'OR Ray Reader A Smyth Mr C Allen 25/1
15 BRAW DEAL E J Cracknell Hanley Mr S Hanley 33/1
16 SIR GATRIC Crowhurst Towser Gosden Mr Alec Bird 33/1
17 LIMITLESS Lawson Elsey Mr L Barber 33/1
18 MARDIS Moss Hannon Mr F Parker 50/1
19 BALLYLESSON T Carter D Hastings Mr S I Abbott 50/1
20 GAY COBBLER F N George Vallance Lt-Colonel F Roberts 50/1
21 GOLD SOVEREIGN David Yates Greenhill Mr L Lupton 50/1
22 BUSH TELEGRAPH Baldwin G Kennedy Mr G Kennedy 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 25th July 1961 and was valued at £3032 (equivalent to £76,000 in 2021). Over round 118%