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.
Early history:-The inaugural running of the Stewards' Cup was on Friday 31st July 1840 when Mr Bowes’s 6-year-old chestnut Epirus beat Mus and Euclid.
Stewards' Cup 1895 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 WISE VIRGIN H Toon 3-6st 6lbs (Robinson) Mr A F Basset 100/8
2 UNDECIDED Allsopp 4-7st 5lbs Mr W C Windover 5/1 fav
3 AMANDIER Fred Finlay aged-7st 10lbs Baron de Rothschild 10/1
4 BENTWORTH Bradford 3-7st 10lbs Mr C Trimmer 100/6
5 RED HEART M Cannon 3-8st 7lbs Colonel North 100/7
6 LESTERLIN F Pratt 3-8st 4lbs Mr Smithwick 100/6
7 SATIRICAL Fagan 4-8st 2lbs Mr Arthur James 33/1
8 GANGWAY John Watts 5-9st 6lbs Sir J Blundell Maple 33/1
9 THE LOMBARD T Loates 3-8st 12lbs Mr H McCalmont 100/7
10 MENA White 5-8st 0lbs Mr Oswald 100/6
11 CLWYD Sam Loates 4-7st 10lbs Colonel North 100/6
12 BEGGARS OPERA Otto Madden 4-7st 3lbs Mr B I Barnato 50/1
13 CHASSEUR H Chaloner 3-7st 2lbs Mr J Ryan 33/1
14 MECCA C Ward 4-7st 1lbs Mr H McCalmont 25/1
15 GOLDEN ENSIGN S Chandley 4-7st 1lbs Mr A Cohen 40/1
16 AMPHIDAMAS Kempton Cannon 4-6st 12lbs Mr Tom Cannon 100/7
17 BARD OF AVON G Payne 4-6st 9lbs Mr A Taylor 40/1
18 ARCANO W Cooper 4-6st 7lbs Sir W Throckmorton 100/8
19 SANDERLING W Croft 4-6st 6lbs Mr G Dawson 50/1
20 EL GAUCHO Knowles 4-6st 4lbs General Owen Williams 50/1
21 ROYAL ROSE Gould 3-6st 1lbs Mr F W Taylor 100/7
22 ROYAL CORRIE Bundy 3-6st 0lbs Sir F Johnstone 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1895 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021) when there were 62 subscribers. Over round 120%