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 1996 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 COASTAL BLUFF Jimmy Fortune David Barron 4-8st 5lbs Mrs D E Sharp 10/1 jt fav
2 DOUBLE BOUNCE Darryll Holland Peter Makin Mrs P Scott-Dunn 10/1 jt fav
3 SIR JOEY Steve Drowne Pat Murphy Mr A G Sims 20/1
4 BOLSHOI N Adams Jack Berry Mrs David Brown 14/1
5 WILDFLOWER WOOD Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Geoff Howard-Spink 16/1
6 MY BEST VALENTINE Wendyl Woods J White The Valentines 22/1
7 VENTURE CAPITALIST Ray Cochrane David Nicholls W G Swiers 16/1
8 LOCH PATRICK John Reid Michael Madgwick Miss E M Coller 33/1
9 JAYANPEE Martin Dwyer Ian Balding Mr J Paniccia 20/1
10 TO THE ROOF Gary Hind P W Harris Mrs P W Harris 16/1
11 SHAMANIC Chris Rutter Richard Hannon Robert Russell 50/1
12 LAGO DI VARANO Fergal Lynch Richard Whitaker The Pat Group 40/1
13 DUEL AT DAWN A Garth John Gosden Sheikh Mohammed 40/1
14 SHIKARI'S SON Gary Bardwell J Cullinan Alan Spargo 25/1
15 SYLVA PARADISE Jimmy Quinn Clive Brittain Eddy Grimstead Honda ltd 12/1
16 EMERGING MARKET Kevin Darley John Dunlop Sir Philip Wroughton 25/1
17 SELHURSTPARK FLYER P Roberts Jack Berry Chris Deuters 22/1
18 ESPARTERO George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Marion Lanfranchi 11/1
19 ASTRAC Seb Sanders Reg Akehurst Clive Titcomb 20/1
20 LENNOX LEWIS John Egan Alan Jarvis Mrs Ann Jarvis 20/1
21 MASTER OF PASSION N Kennedy James Eustace Mr & Mrs Michael Kwee 50/1
22 BOLD EFFORT Brett Doyle Ken Cunningham-Brown A J Richards 50/1
23 FOR THE PRESENT Lyndsay Charnock David Barron Mrs J Hazel 20/1
24 BRAVE EDGE Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Harris Vale Racing Partners 33/1
25 DASHING BLUE Richard Quinn Ian Balding Mrs Duncan Allen 25/1
26 HARD TO FIGURE T Sprake Ron Hodges J W Mursell 50/1
27 THE HAPPY FOX Declan O'Shea Bryan McMahon G Whitaker 50/1
28 NORWEGIAN BLUE D Wright Alan Jarvis Ambrose Turnbull 50/1
29 CYRANO'S LAD Kieren Fallon Chris Dwyer M M Foulger 11/1
30 STATOYORK Matthew Henry Barry Hills M D H Racing 25/1
This race took place on Saturday 3rd August 1996 and was valued at £50,687 (equivalent to £82,200 in 2021). Over round 138%