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 1896 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 CHASSEUR Fred Rickaby 4-8st 6lbs (Ryan) Mr J Ryan 25/1
2 SWEET AUBURN Sam Loates 5-8st 3lbs M R Lebaudy 100/6
3 THE TARTAR Bell 4-7st 9lbs Sir J Thursby 33/1
4 RAMAPO Reiff 6-8st 4lbs Mr Wishard 100/8
5 KILCOCK John Watts 4-9st 12lbs Captain Greer 100/8
6 WORCESTER F Pratt 6-9st 7lbs Mr B I Barnato 40/1
7 TROON Colling 4-9st 2lbs Duke of Portland 100/8
8 RED HEART White 4-9st 1lbs Mr M A Rucker 100/1
9 GRIG T Loates 4-8st 4lbs Mr Leopold de Rothschild 5/1 fav
10 UNDECIDED Fagan 5-8st 4lbs Mr J C Windower 20/1
11 HEBRON F Finlay 6-8st 3lbs Mr Woolf Joel 100/7
12 TEUFEL Mornington Cannon 3-8st 3lbs Mr Strauss 20/1
13 UGLY Otto Madden 4-8st 0lbs Lord Wolverton 6/1
14 SAINT NOEL S Chandley 3-7st 13lbs Mr J Tyler 40/1
15 CARDONALD Rawlinson 4-7st 10lbs Mr G E Paget 25/1
16 ENCOUNTER Allsopp 6-7st 6lbs Captain Machell 9/1
17 LITTLE BOB Jimmy Woodburn 3-7st 6lbs Mr Leopold de Rothschild 33/1
18 DEEP SEA Kempton Cannon 4-7st 4lbs Mr Tom Cannon 50/1
19 WINKFIELD'S PRIDE Robinson 5-7st 4lbs Mr J C Sullivan 25/1
20 PARDALO Newton 4-6st 8lbs Mr L Brassey 50/1
21 LANTWIT J Wall 3-6st 12lbs Mr Calvert 50/1
22 PALAVERER H Toon 3-6st 8lbs Sir J Blundell Maple 40/1
23 LADY SOPHIE Jones 3-6st 4lbs Mr R Marsh 25/1
24 ATTAINMENT Brown 3-6st 0lbs Mr John Porter 100/1
This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1896 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021). Over round 123%