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. |
| Stewards' Cup 1989 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | VERY ADJACENT | Dale Gibson | Geoff Lewis 4-7st 4lbs | J Lawrence 12/1 |
| 2 | PLAIN FACT | George Duffield | Sir Mark Prescott | Mrs Peter Atkinson 14/1 |
| 3 | ROTHERFIELD GREYS | Nigel Day | Chris Wall | Mrs D Gleeson 14/1 |
| 4 | SPLINTERING | Ray Cochrane | Peter Walwyn | Mrs R B Kennard 14/1 |
| 5 | COPPERMILL LAD | N Adams | L J Holt | Mrs J Sargood 66/1 |
| 6 | THORNFIELD BOY | Michael Roberts | Reg Akehurst | Thornfield Securities 7/1 fav |
| 7 | GALLANT HOPE | Willie Carson | L G Cottrell | Mrs Nerys Duffield 11/1 |
| 8 | KNIGHT OF MERCY | Brian Rouse | Richard Hannon | C A Blackwell 25/1 |
| 9 | MADRACO | G Husband | L J Codd | B W Hampson 25/1 |
| 10 | MASNUM | Billy Newnes | R J O'Sullivan | I W Page 33/1 |
| 11 | CUMBRIAN WALTZER | Mark Birch | M H Easterby | Cumbrian Industrials 16/1 |
| 12 | ASHTINA | Walter Swinburn | A P Ingham | R P Maughan 33/1 |
| 13 | ABSOLUTION | Michael Hills | David Chapman | M F Hyman 20/1 |
| 14 | SONGSTEAD | John Lowe | Maurice Camacho | Lord Matthews 9/1 |
| 15 | DORKING LAD | Tyrone Williams | Mark Tompkins | John Freedman 66/1 |
| 16 | WAKI RAINBOW | Frankie Dettori | Paul Kelleway | Yayha Nasib 66/1 |
| 17 | PROFILIC | Kevin Darley | Captain J Wilson | J Goodman 16/1 |
| 18 | AUGHFAD | Jimmy Quinn | T Casey | M MacCarthy 66/1 |
| 19 | ROMAN PROSE | Pat Eddery | L G Cottrell | Clement Brown 10/1 |
| 20 | LONELY STREET | John Reid | P J Arthur | Terrence Lyons 66/1 |
| 21 | CHUMMYS CHARM | Martin Fry | Geoff Lewis | C Gaventa 8/1 |
| 22 | KEEN EDGE | Chris Rutter | Philip Mitchell | T T Tobin 50/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 25th July 1989 and was valued at £52,393 (equivalent to £112,000 in 2021). | Over round 122% | |||