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 1862 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 LADY CLIFDEN George Fordham 4-8st 9lbs Captain Christie 6/1
2 ALVEDISTON H Grimshaw 3-6st 12lbs Mr Bevill 40/1
3 HUMPHREY Doyle 3-6st 7lbs Mr G Lambert 8/1
4 KING OF DIAMONDS Wells 5-9st 3lbs Baron Rothschild 25/1
5 CAMERINO Custance 4-8st 12lbs Mrs Osbaldeston 50/1
6 MAN AT ARMS Kendall 5-8st 11lbs Mr R Sutton 100/1
7 PALESTRO Aldcroft 4-8st 10lbs Count Frederick de Lagrange 33/1
8 GENERAL HESS S Rogers 5-8st 7lbs Lord Uxbridge 100/1
9 WILD ROSE Bullock 6-8st 2lbs Mr R Bignell 33/1
10 BARON MUNCHAUSEN Norman 5-8st 0lbs Lord Chesterfield 100/1
11 HESPER Woodhouse 4-7st 12lbs Mr Thellusson 100/1
12 SILVERHAIR J Mann 4-7st 10lbs Mr T Valentine 100/1
13 HARTLEY WINTNEY Midgley 5-7st 8lbs Mr W Nelson 33/1
14 MAGGIORE G Parsons 5-7st 8lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 100/1
15 GALLUS E Martin 6-7st 7lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 25/1
16 COPERNICUS Drew 4-7st 6lbs Mr Payne 40/1
17 VANCOUVER Clement 4-7st 6lbs Mr James Smith 100/1
18 LOPCATCHER H Bradly 4-7st 6lbs Count Batthyany 100/1
19 CALIBAN H Covey 4-7st 4lbs Mr H Goater 40/1
20 VOLUNTEER Challoner 4-7st 4lbs Mr W D Gardener 7/2 fav
21 CANARY Judd 4-7st 4lbs Mr John Day 25/1
22 ELLERTON A Edwards 4-7st 4lbs Lord Stamford 15/1
23 BIONDELLA J Daley 3-7st 2lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/1
24 DUCAT J Covey 4-6st 12lbs Mr Savile 25/1
25 AGAG T French 3-6st 9lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/1
26 LAPIDIST Nightingall 3-6st 9lbs Mr Elphinstone 100/1
27 ENFIELD Reeves 6-6st 10lbs Mr Cherry 100/1
28 PEIGNOIR Hunter 3-6st 6lbs Mr Webb 100/1
29 DAVID ANN Wheatley 4-6st 4lbs Mr John Whittaker 33/1
30 ENTREMET Whiteley 3-6st 4lbs Mr R M Jaques 100/1
31 SPORTING LIFE Jebb 4-6st 4lbs Lord Strathmore 100/1
32 ACE OF CLUBS Carroll 3-6st 4lbs Lord Annesley 100/1
33 BOSH S Adams 3-5st 10lbs Sir W Codrington 10/1
34 WILD DUCK J Grimshaw 3-5st 9lbs Mr W G Craven 40/1
This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1862 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 77 subscribers. Over round 118%