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 1900 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ROYAL FLUSH J Reiff aged-7st 13lbs (Batho) Mr J A Drake 11/2 fav
2 AMERICUS Lester Reiff aged-8st 4lbs Mr Richard Croker 100/7
3 THE GRAFTER K Cannon aged-8st 12lbs Mr J G Clarke 50/1
4 ELOPEMENT E Rigby 3-7st 10lbs Mr W Low 100/7
5 EAGER M Cannon 6-9st 13lbs Mr L Neumann 10/1
6 CHESNEY T Aldrcoft 4-9st 0lbs Mr Abe Bailey 100/1
7 BRIDGE W Halsey 4-8st 12lbs Mr W H Pawson 20/1
8 MAZEPPA Fred Rickaby 4-8st 5lbs Mr S B Joel 100/8
9 MOUNT PROSPECT J H Martin 6-7st 13lbs Mr Abe Bailey 8/1
10 LE BLIZON J Hare junior 4-7st 12lbs Mr J Hare 100/6
11 MASTER WILLIE A McIntyre 4-7st 11lbs Mr F Stokes 100/8
12 VATEL T Loates 5-7st 9lbs Mr Leopold de Rothschild 10/1
13 CELADA S Loates 5-7st 6lbs Mr T Worton 25/1
14 HIPS AND HAWS B Lynham 6-7st 5lbs Mr R C Garton 33/1
15 LUCKNOW O Madden 5-7st 5lbs Mr R Marsh 6/1
16 EPSOM LAD W Lane 3-7st 3lbs Lord Rosebery 33/1
17 STAR OF HANOVER J Morgan 3-7st 3lbs Mr J S Curtis 33/1
18 CRARAE A Wetherall 3-6st 13lbs Mr R S Sievier 100/8
19 SONATURA S Clemson 3-6st 13lbs Sir E Cassel 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1900 and was valued at 617 sovereigns (equivalent to £85,000 in 2021). Over round 126%