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 1974 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 RED ALERT John Roe Weld 3-9st 2lbs Mr B Firestone 16/1
2 LOVELIGHT Willie Carson Barry Hills Mrs J Ramsden 8/1 jt fav
3 TOLSPRING Apter R Barnes Mr S Jackson 20/1
4 PARBLEU Tony Murray Morant Lady Cohen 14/1
5 GINNIE'S PET Lester Piggott John Sutcliffe Mr J Jackson 8/1 jt fav
6 ALPHADEMUS Paul Cook Michael Stoute Mrs J Mountfield 12/1
7 QUESTA NOTTE C Rodrigues Bruce Hobbs Lord Fairhaven 12/1
8 HOVIS T Cain Ron Smyth Sir M Turner 14/1
9 TURNKEY Geoff Lewis Murless Mrs Dominic Wigan 14/1
10 MATINEE Frankie Durr Clayton Lord Porchester 15/1
11 TACKERTON Greville Starkey Oxley Mrs E Cohen 16/1
12 PENUMBRA Ray Reader John Sutcliffe jnr Mr R Macauley 16/1
13 SILVER TIGER Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop Mr J Edwards 16/1
14 AS FRIENDLY Roger Wernham Cyril Mitchell Mr S Raphael 18/1
15 CHIN CHIN Philip Waldron Holt Mr M Old 20/1
16 PRINCELY SON Brian Taylor Ken Cundell Mr W Sherman 25/1
17 CAWDOR Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn Mr E Wills 25/1
18 IMPORT J Lynch Bill Wightman Major H Cayzer 25/1
19 MUJON R Middleton Ken Cundell Mrs M Johnson 28/1
20 TUDENHAM M Goreham Denys Smith Mr L Holliday 33/1
21 WHOOMPH I Johnson G Hunter Mr C Newland 33/1
22 FALLOWFIELD R Weaver A Stevens Mr A Stevens 33/1
23 MARENNES BLUE Des Cullen Geoff Balding Mr A Mann 33/1
24 MAXIS TAXI Alan Bond Masson Mrs K Grob 33/1
25 GOLD NICKEL Denis McKay Les Hall Mrs I Miller 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1974 and was valued at £8562 (equivalent to £175,000 in 2021). Over round 139%