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 1985 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 AL TRUI Michael Wigham Mellor 5-8st 1lbs Mr E Jameson 9/1 fav
2 OUR JOCK Chris Rutter Smyth Lord McAlpine 20/1
3 OROJOYA Brent Thomson Jeremy Hindley Mr Robert Sangster 11/1
4 HAY STREET Alan Bond Mrs Reavey Lord Matthews 40/1
5 TIME MACHINE Lester Piggott P Hughes (Ire) Mr T Harty 11/1
6 CHAPLINS CLUB David Nicholls David Chapman Mr Peter Savill 12/1
7 HOME BLADE A Lequeux Douieb (Fr) Mr M Fustok 12/1
8 PADRE PIO Tyrone Williams David Arbuthnot Mrs G Ward 12/1
9 SI SIGNOR M Lynch Paul Cole Mr F Salman 12/1
10 ZANATA Paul Cook Michael Stoute HH Aga Khan 20/1
11 ALAKH Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Miss M Sheriffe 14/1
12 ALL AGREED Richard Quinn John Winter Mr T Waterman 22/1
13 BOLD FORT Alan Proud Richard Holder Mrs C Seymour 25/1
14 AMEGHINO Roger Wernham McCourt Mr J Watson 22/1
15 CAMPS HEATH Wendyl Woods Frankie Durr Mr A Whiteside 25/1
16 NUMISMATIST Richard Fox Salaman Mr A Sofroniou 25/1
17 TYROLLIE S Dawson Nick Vigors Lady D'Avigdor Goldsmid 25/1
18 GLEN KELLA MANX Ray Cochrane Fox Bar Equipment Co Ltd 33/1
19 GLORY OF HERA Steve Cauthen Clive Brittain Captain Marcos Lemos33/1
20 MELODY PARK Philip Robinson Ryan Mr G Mills 33/1
21 GREEN RUBY Alan Clark Alan Jarvis Mr E Weinstein 40/1
22 HAPPY HANNAH Paul Eddery Clive Brittain Mr Bill Gredley 40/1
23 KIERSERITSKY Willie Carson Robert Armstrong Mr S Hsu 40/1
24 MANCHESTERSKYTRAIN Nicky Carlisle Cottrell Mr P Bowditch 40/1
25 PERFECT TIMING Gary Carter David Elsworth Mr R Vines 40/1
26 SINGING SAILOR L Jones Richard Hannon Introgroup Holdings 50/1
27 ROMAN RULER Alan Mackay Spearing Mr A Bosley 50/1
28 OUR DYNASTY Geoff Baxter Lambert Mr W Hobson 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1985 and was valued at £37,733 (equivalent to £94,000 in 2021). Over round 131%