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 1869 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | FICHU | Fred Webb | Charles Peck 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Charles Peck 20/1 |
| 2 | SALLIET | George Fordham | aged-8st 8lbs | Captain Christie 25/1 |
| 3 | BELPHEGOR | Hunt | 4-7st 4lbs | Mr York 100/1 |
| 4 | HERMIT | Custance | 5-9st 4lbs | Mr Henry Chaplin 50/1 |
| 5 | THE SKIPPER | Killick | 5-8st 10lbs | Mr G Trimmer 100/1 |
| 6 | VULCAN | Clement | 5-8st 10lbs | Mr F Bates 100/1 |
| 7 | XI | Cannon | 6-8st 8lbs | Sir F Johnstone 40/1 |
| 8 | ATHENA | T Chaloner | 4-8st 6lbs | Lord Rosebery 100/1 |
| 9 | PERICLES | Jeffery | 5-8st 2lbs | Captain Machell 100/7 |
| 10 | DRYAD | J Grimshaw | 3-8st 0lbs | Mr F Elliott 100/1 |
| 11 | LILY | Hudson | 4-7st 11lbs | Mr E Brayley 100/1 |
| 12 | VEX | Parry | 4-7st 10lbs | Sir F Johnstone 20/1 |
| 13 | MASANIELLO | Butler | 3-7st 9lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 100/1 |
| 14 | CHANOINESSE | Walling | 3-7st 7lbs | Mr Henry Chaplin 100/1 |
| 15 | BADSWORTH | Kenyon | 3-7st 7lbs | Prince Soltykoff 12/1 |
| 16 | LADY HIGHTHORN | Maidment | 4-7st 4lbs | Mr Richard C Naylor 25/1 |
| 17 | VACUUM | T Sadler | 3-7st 4lbs | Captain Hall 100/1 |
| 18 | SNOWDROP | S Adams | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr Dixon 100/1 |
| 19 | HATCHMENT | Wyatt | 4-7st 3lbs | Lord Vivian 100/1 |
| 20 | CURIO | Fox | 5-7st 2lbs | Lord Wilton 100/1 |
| 21 | BRAMBRIDGE | Mordan | 3-7st 0lbs | Sir F Johnstone 5/1 fav |
| 22 | THE RETURNED | W Webb | 4-6st 9lbs | Mr Beverley 100/1 |
| 23 | LACYDES Colt | Ferret | 4-6st 9lbs | Mr Dorset 100/1 |
| 24 | WANDERER | W Platt | 3-6st 7lbs | Colonel Astley 100/1 |
| 25 | LADY BEACONSFIELD | Crickmere | 3-6st 4lbs | Lord Rosebery 50/1 |
| 26 | ST ALBANS Gelding | Crutcher | 4-6st 4lbs | Captain G F Day 100/8 |
| 27 | VEDETTE Colt | Wilson | 3-6st 2lbs | Mr Dorset 11/2 |
| 28 | LA BELLE HELENE | Jewitt | 3-5st 12lbs | Lord Ailesbury 20/1 |
| 29 | ADELAIDE | Gray | 3-5st 12lbs | Mr G Payne 6/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1869 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £36,000 in 2021) when there were 73 subscribers. | Over round 112% | |||