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 1835 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | NONSENSE | Nat Flatman | 5-10st 0lbs | Lord Egremont 4/6 fav |
| 2 | PHOLUS | S Rogers | 4-7st 5lbs | Mr Goring 100/8 |
| 3 | ROADSTER | T Lye | aged-8st 0lbs | Mr Rush 10/1 |
| 4 | SCHOOL MISTRESS | J Chapple | 4-7st 10lbs | Mr Shelley 100/8 |
| 5 | PRINCE LLEWELLYN | C Edwards | 5-9st 0lbs | Mr W Edwards 7/1 |
| 6 | FLYCATCHER | Jem Robinson | 4-8st 0lbs | Lord Jersey 100/8 |
| 7 | LAUD | Sam Darling | 5-8st 0lbs | Mr Robinson 100/8 |
| 8 | GONDOLIER | John Day | aged-7st 5lbs | Mr John Day 100/8 |
| 9 | BURLINGTON | P Conolly | 3-6st 8lbs | Mr S Herbert 100/8 |
| 10 | COMET | Arthur Pavis | 4-7st 2lbs | Mr Gardnor 10/1 |
| 11 | LOTTERY Colt | Macdonald | 3-6st 6lbs | Mr Champion 10/1 |
| This race, the forerunner to the Stewards' Cup, took place on Friday 31st July 1835 and was for a Free Cup valued at 100 sovereigns given by the Earl of Wilton. | Over round 147% | |||