Chesterfield Cup
The Chesterfield Cup, joint fifth oldest race at Glorious Goodwood, along with the Nassau Stakes, is a handicap over 1 mile 1 furlong and 192 yards and was first run in 1839 when known as the Harkaway Cup, and again in 1840 when mysteriously known as the Goodwood Cup of 1839. A year later it became known by the more suitable title of Chesterfield Cup, later adjusted to the Chesterfield Stakes. The race was named after the sixth Earl of Chesterfield, George Stanhope who won 2 Goodwood Cups with Priam who he purchased after the colt had landed the 1830 Epsom Derby. The race was part of the Glorious Goodwood programme up until 1969, then was replaced by the Laurels Handicap over roughly the same distance, but confined to older horses, with the Chesterfield Cup moved to the next meeting in August. The Cup was reintroduced to the Festival programme in 1979 on the last day, but in 1983 became a stalwart of the opening day of the Festival, albeit under a variety of names dependant on its sponsor. |
| Chesterfield Cup 1871 | Handicap | 1 mile 2 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | BOTHERATION | Constable | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr F Pryor 25/1 |
| 2 | STERLING | T Chaloner | 3-8st 11lbs | Mr Blaydon 100/7 |
| 3 | VULCAN | H Custance | aged-8st 6lbs | Mr Lombard 100/7 |
| 4 | GAMOS | George Fordham | 4-8st 5lbs | Mr G G Keswick 50/1 |
| 5 | MARTYRDOM | Cannon | 5-8st 2lbs | Lord Calthorpe 4/1 fav |
| 6 | FRIVOLITY | Hunt | 4-8st 0lbs | Mr Lyndon 50/1 |
| 7 | PRETENDER | Hudson | 5-8st 0lbs | Mr John Johnstone 50/1 |
| 8 | DIGBY GRAND | C Page | 3-8st 0lbs | Mr G G Keswick 33/1 |
| 9 | SOMNE | Luff | 3-7st 13lbs | Major Fridolin 50/1 |
| 10 | CORISANDE | Maidment | 3-7st 13lbs | Baron Rothschild 10/1 |
| 11 | NOT OUT | Hibberd | 4-7st 10lbs | Mr S Meyer 50/1 |
| 12 | OXONIAN | Wyatt | 5-7st 11lbs | Mr William Day 50/1 |
| 13 | ANTON | Jeffery | 3-7st 9lbs | Mr T E Once 9/2 |
| 14 | TABERNACLE | G Jarvis | 4-7st 8lbs | Lord Rivers 25/1 |
| 15 | BRIDGEWATER | Fred Webb | 4-7st 7lbs | Lord Ailesbury 100/12 |
| 16 | ROYAL RAKE | Jewitt | 5-7st 7lbs | Lord Rendlesham 20/1 |
| 17 | VERANDAH | Wilson | 3-7st 5lbs | Mr M Delamarre 25/1 |
| 18 | REVOKE | Loates | 3-7st 3lbs | Lord Annesley 25/1 |
| 19 | TEMPLE | Macksey | 4-7st 1lb | Mr J Barnard 50/1 |
| 20 | THOR | J Crickmere | 5-7st 0lbs | Prince Batthyany 50/1 |
| 21 | GOLOS | Butler | 3-7st 1lb | Major Fridolin 20/1 |
| 22 | LORD HAWKE | W Gray | 3-6st 10lbs | Mr John Johnstone 10/1 |
| 23 | CORREGIDOR | T Osborne | 3-6st 10lbs | Lord Annesley 10/1 |
| 24 | PIQUILLO | Newhouse | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr H Savile 33/1 |
| 25 | ADMIRAL | Wilkins | 5-5st 10lbs | Mr S Meyer 50/1 |
| 26 | MOONRAKER | Anthony | 3-5st 6lbs | Sir C Rushout 33/1 |
| DSQ | MORNINGTON | Mordan | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr E Brayley 33/1 |
| This race took place on Friday 28th July 1871 and was a subscription race of 15 sovereigns each for all ages. There were 66 subscribers, and it was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £38,000 in 2021). | Over round 147% | |||