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 1851 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | LOADSTONE | G E Sharp | Robert Stephenson 6-7st 5lbs | Lord Clifton 9/4 fav |
| 2 | NEWPORT | J Mann | 5-7st 7lbs | Duke of Bedford 4/1 |
| 3 | LORD GEORGE | Walker | 6-7st 4lbs | Lord Waterford 12/1 |
| 4 | SIR CHARLES | W Day | 4-8st 9lbs | Mr H Robinson 25/1 |
| 5 | WOODLARK | W Treen | 5-7st 12lbs | Mr Whieldon 25/1 |
| 6 | MOKANNA | Esling | 4-7st 12lbs | Lord H Lennox 25/1 |
| 7 | PLOUGHBOY | Kitchener | 5-7st 9lbs | Duke of Richmond 25/1 |
| 8 | PRESLAW | Nash | 4-7st 5lbs | Mr Mare 12/1 |
| 9 | WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR | Nat Flatman | 4-7st 7lbs | Lord Enfield 10/1 |
| 10 | ELISA MIDDLETON | T Osborne | 4-7st 4lbs | Mr Wiley 15/1 |
| 11 | TUCEWATER | Robert Sherwood | 4-7st 6lbs | Mr Formby 25/1 |
| 12 | LADY SPEEDY | John Osborne | 4-7st 1lbs | Mr Wilkin 25/1 |
| 13 | CORNELIUS | Crouch | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr W E Hughes 25/1 |
| 14 | FERNANDE | Basham | 4-7st 0lbs | Mr St George 25/1 |
| 15 | VIVANDIERE | Cowley | 3-6st 10lbs | Mr H Hill 25/1 |
| 16 | TORDESILLAS | E Harrison | 4-6st 10lbs | Mr J Scott 25/1 |
| 17 | DILIGENCE | Charlton | 4-6st 9lbs | Colonel Anson 15/1 |
| 18 | PRESTIGE | T Sherwood | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Carew 25/1 |
| 19 | HIPPOGRIFF | John Arnold | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Blyth 25/1 |
| 20 | ANTIGONE | Bramble | 3-6st 7lbs | Duke of Richmond 25/1 |
| 21 | INCURABLE | Wells | 3-6st 4lbs | Lord Strathmore 25/1 |
| 22 | SAGACITY | G Mann | aged-6st 3lbs | Lord Clifden 15/1 |
| 23 | BIRDCATCHER Filly | Toovey | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Gregory 15/1 |
| 24 | PLUMSTEAD | Garvey | 2-4st 13lbs | Duke of Richmond 7/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 30th July 1851 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £46,000 in 2021) when there were 41 subscribers. | Over round 167% | |||