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 1867 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 TIBTHORPE Kenyon 3-5st 10lbs Mr W Drinkrow 7/2 fav
2 WOLSEY Butler 4-6st 10lbs Sir Joseph Hawley 7/1
3 SULTAN A Edwards 5-8st 5lbs Duke of Hamilton 10/1
4 MOULSEY Challoner 6-9st 2lbs Lord Bateman 50/1
5 BISMARCK J Daley 3-8st 9lbs Duke of Hamilton 25/1
6 VESPASIAN Cannon 4-8st 4lbs Mr Chaplin 20/1
7 DALBY D Hughes 6-8st 4lbs Mr W G Bennett 10/1
8 KLARINSKA Carroll 5-8st 2lbs Mr J Bowes 200/1
9 MOUNT PALATINE H Covey 4-7st 12lbs Count Batthany 100/1
10 ABERGELDIE J Mann 4-7st 12lbs Mr F Swindell 20/1
11 LANERET Lynch 4-7st 12lbs Mr G Bryan 200/1
12 TUMBLER Clement 3-7st 10lbs Lord Vivian 200/1
13 LOZENGE Huxtable 5-7st 6lbs Mr Fulke 100/6
14 THE SKIPPER Mordan 3-7st 5lbs Mr R Porter 20/1
15 UNION JACK Barlow 6-7st 1lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 33/1
16 FRIDAY H Loates 5-7st 0lbs Mr Pryor 12/1
17 SEVILLE Murray 3-6st 13lbs Duke of Beaufort 100/6
18 CHEPSTOW C Page 4-6st 13lbs Mr Palmer 40/1
19 SIR OLIVER Peake 3-6st 11lbs Lord Stamford 40/1
20 JEANIE DEANS Peppler 3-6st 10lbs Captain Christie 20/1
21 LIFE GUARDSMAN Vinell 4-6st 9lbs Lord Uxbridge 200/1
22 LADY ROSEHILL Wilson 3-6st 9lbs Mr W Elsby 50/1
23 CAMELLIA T Sadler 5-6st 7lbs Sir F Johnstone 25/1
24 KINGSLEY Hudson 4-6st 6lbs Lord Falmouth 200/1
25 BRENTA Goodwin 3-6st 5lbs Mr G Bryan 200/1
26 GLADIATOR Killick 4-6st 4lbs Mr S Thellusson 40/1
27 MIDWIFE Storr 3-6st 4lbs Mr R Ten Broeck 200/1
28 LA MAUDITE H Clark 3-6st 3lbs Lord Coventry 33/1
29 TREMBLE Hammond 3-6st 1lb Mr Payne 200/1
30 VIDI Wyatt 3-5st 13lbs Mr E Green 25/1
31 TEMPEST Jeffery 3-5st 7lbs Captain Machell 100/1
32 FORTUNIO Walker 3-5st 11lbs Captain Gray 25/1
33 SCOTTISH CHIEF Sister Fry 3-5st 7lbs Mr J Merry 50/1
34 LADY HESTER Prangle 3-6st 5lbs Duke of Beaufort 200/1
35 ELFETA Cameron 4-6st 4lbs Mr J Johnstone 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 30th July 1867 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £36,000 in 2021) when there were 93 subscribers. Over round 139%