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 1969 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 ROYAL SMOKE M L Thomas O'Gorman 3-7st 2lbs Mr I Allen 100/7
2 ASKALAN D McKay W A Stephenson Mr J B Wharton 100/8
3 SOLAR TOPIC P Reavey Gavin Hunter Captain T E Langton 10/1
4 PALS PASSAGE Lester Piggott M W Easterby Mrs E Smith 8/1
5 SPANIARDS INN Geoff Lewis J Winter Mr B Schmidt-Bodner 11/2 fav
6 MORE MONEY Des Cullen Les Hall Mr J Couvens 7/1
7 WILLIPEG G Baxter Payne-Gallwey Mrs P Dawes 9/1
8 JUKEBOX Ernie Johnson Wallington Mr D Morris 100/8
9 PRINCES STREET Ron Hutchinson F Cundell Mrs R King 100/7
10 BLUE STREAK George Duffield D Hanley Mr A J Richards 100/7
11 MILITARY Eric Eldin D Weedon Mr C J Craven 100/6
12 SKY ROCKET Pat Eddery M Pope Mr A Pope 100/6
13 TRINDLE DOWN Ray Still Richard Hannon Mr G Drinkwater 20/1
14 TUDOR KING David East J Hooton Mrs S Welton 25/1
15 TIGER RAG T Sturrock Payne-Gallwey Colonel P Payne-Gallwey 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1969 and was valued at £3537 (equivalent to £82,000 in 2021). Over round 118%