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 2008 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | CONQUEST | Dane O'Neill | William Haggas 4-8st 9lbs | Highclere Thoroughbreds 40/1 |
| 2 | KINGS APOSTLE | Liam Jones | William Haggas | Bernard Kantor 12/1 |
| 3 | BORDERLESCOTT | Pat Cosgrave | Robin Bastiman | James Edgar 7/1 |
| 4 | MACHINIST | Silvestre De Sousa | David Nicholls | Berry & Gould Partnership 20/1 |
| 5 | MAC GILLE EOIN | Jim Crowley | John Gallagher | MCSD Racing Partnership 20/1 |
| 6 | KNOT IN WOOD | Jamie Moriarty | Richard Fahey | Rhodes, Kenyon, Gill 9/1 |
| 7 | OFF THE RECORD | Richard Hughes | James Given | Peter Onslow & Ian Henderson 12/1 |
| 8 | NORTHERN FLING | Andrew Mullen | David Nicholls | Jim Dale & Jason Berry 25/1 |
| 9 | SIRENS GIFT | Franny Norton | Andrew Balding | Jeff Smith 25/1 |
| 10 | BUACHAILL DONA | Adrian Nicholls | David Nicholls | Mike Browne 14/1 |
| 11 | HITCHENS | Ryan Moore | Gary Moore | R A Green 25/1 |
| 12 | PRIME DEFENDER | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | Falle, Sumsion, Franklin 11/2 fav |
| 13 | EDGE CLOSER | Hadden Frost | Richard Hannon | Lady Whent & Friends 33/1 |
| 14 | ASHDOWN EXPRESS | Paul Doe | William Knight | W J P Jackson 50/1 |
| 15 | BEAVER PATROL | Richard Hills | Eve Johnson Houghton | G C Stevens 25/1 |
| 16 | ORPSIE BOY | Kirsty Milcarek | Nick Littmoden | Miss Vanessa Church 25/1 |
| 17 | PATAVELLIAN | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | D J Deer 50/1 |
| 18 | HINTON ADMIRAL | Freddy Tylicki | Richard Fahey | M Bell 28/1 |
| 19 | INDIAN TRAIL | Alan Munro | David Nicholls | Martin Love 50/1 |
| 20 | CONFUCHIAS | Andrew Elliott | Karl Burke | Pattern Racing UK 66/1 |
| 21 | HOH HOH HOH | Seb Sanders | Richard Price | Multi Lines 40/1 |
| 22 | SOMETHING | Jimmy Quinn | David Nicholls | Middleham Park Racing 14/1 |
| 23 | RISING SHADOW | Ashley Hamblett | Noel Wilson | G Morrill 50/1 |
| 24 | BARNEY MCGREW | Ted Durcan | Michael Dods | Andrew Tinkler 16/1 |
| 25 | SOHRAAB | Travis Block | Hughie Morrison | Pangfield Racing 25/1 |
| 26 | PROTECTOR | Paul Hanagan | George Foster | Joshua Snellings 50/1 |
| Left | BENTONG | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Sultan Ahmad Shah 14/1 |
| This race took place on Saturday 2nd August 2008 and was valued at £62,320 (equivalent to £82,000 in 2021). | Over round 135% | |||