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 1853 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | LONGBOW | F Butler | 4-9st 4lbs | Lord Derby 5/1 |
| 2 | NABOB | Aldrcoft | 4-7st 13lbs | Mr Drinkald 8/1 |
| 3 | NERVA | Wells | 3-6st 7lbs | General Anson 10/1 |
| 4 | KNIGHT OF THE SHIRE | Nat Flatman | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Bruce 25/1 |
| 5 | PELION | A Day | 3-8st 7lbs | Lord Clifden 4/1 fav |
| 6 | REDMOND O'HANLON | Marlow | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Waterford 25/1 |
| 7 | EXACT | H Goater | 3-8st 4lbs | Mr Merry 25/1 |
| 8 | PHAROLD | Pettit | 3-8st 1lbs | Mr Mare 25/1 |
| 9 | THE DEFORMED | John Osborne | 3-8st 0lbs | Captain Scott 8/1 |
| 10 | CLAVERHOUSE | Whitehouse | 4-8st 0lbs | Lord Eglinton 25/1 |
| 11 | SNOWDON DUNHILL | A Cowley | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr H Dyke 25/1 |
| 12 | MICHAELMASS MAID | Rice | 3-7st 10lbs | Mr Shrimpton 25/1 |
| 13 | MR SYKES | F Marson | 3-7st 9lbs | Mr E R Clark 25/1 |
| 14 | OCTAVIA | Crouch | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr Waller 10/1 |
| 15 | THE BLACK SWAN | S Steggles | 3-7st 8lbs | Mr Robinson 25/1 |
| 16 | OLD ROWLEY | Jem Goater | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr Fiennes 25/1 |
| 17 | PURITAN | J Mann | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr Fenning 25/1 |
| 18 | BEVERLAC | Basham | 3-7st 2lbs | Mr Thomas 10/1 |
| 19 | ST FAITH | G Mann | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Westrope 6/1 |
| 20 | JULLIEN | J Barber | 4-7st 1lbs | Lord A G Lennox 25/1 |
| 21 | SURPRISE | Oliver | 4-7st 0lbs | Mr Magenis 25/1 |
| 22 | FLYCATCHER | Ashmall | 4-7st 0lbs | Mr Humphrey 25/1 |
| 23 | YOUNG NORVAL | Rickards | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Greville 25/1 |
| 24 | HYBLA | Charlton | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr J M Stanley 25/1 |
| 25 | ALLINGTON | T Sherwood | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Carr 25/1 |
| 26 | ANNE PAGE | Clements | 3-6st 6lbs | Mr Powell 25/1 |
| 27 | APOSTATE | Palmer | 4-6st 6lbs | Mr A J Le Cras 25/1 |
| 28 | ERNESTINE | George Fordham | 3-5st 12lbs | Mr T Brown 10/1 |
| 29 | CYRUS | J Steggles | 2-5st 8lbs | Captain D Lane 25/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 27th July 1853 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £46,000 in 2021) when there were 55 subscribers. | Over round 188% | |||