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 1975 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 IMPORT M L Thomas Bill Wightman 4-8st 0lbs Major H Cayzer 14/1
2 POLLY PEACHUM Bruce Raymond M W Easterby Mrs A Mears 16/1
3 CLEAR MELODY Alan Bond Steve Nesbitt Mr A Maiden 33/1
4 STEEL HEART Lester Piggott Weld (Ire) Mr Ravi Tikkoo 100/30 fav
5 HONEYBLEST Geoff Baxter Doug Smith Mr J Slade 9/2
6 TOLSPRING Pat Eddery Denys Smith Mr S Jackson 12/1
7 LASEROY Des Cullen Breasley Mr A Kennedy 13/1
8 HOVIS T Cain Ron Smyth Sir M Turner 14/1
9 GOOD NEWS Paul Cook Hunter Mr A Ewing 14/1
10 DOUBLE DART Joe Mercer W Hern Lady Durham 16/1
11 NORTHERN FAIR David Maitland Michael Stoute Mr S Yoshida 16/1
12 QUESTA NOTTE Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs Lord Fairhaven 18/1
13 GALLICO Richard Fox Woodman Mr J Woodman 25/1
14 TACKERTON John Reid Oxley Mrs E Cohen 28/1
15 HIGH AWARD R Wernham Supple Mr C East 33/1
16 WINDY GLEN Frank Morby W Wharton Mr J Brown 33/1
17 BAILDON tony Murray Guy Harwood Mr H Joel 33/1
18 PARBLEU Steve Perks Stevens Mrs A Kidd 33/1
19 HEI'LAND JAMIE Stuart Webster Fairhurst Mr W Paul 33/1
20 FEARLESS BOY T McKeown Michael Jarvis Mr David Robinson 33/1
21 GREAT ECHO John LOwe Duncan Sasse Lt-Colonel Sir J Scott 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1975 and was valued at £9772 (equivalent to £198,000 in 2021). Over round 133%