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 1881 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MAZURKA | Barrett | 3-6st 10lbs | Lord Cadogan 100/6 |
| 2 | MOCCOLO | E Martin | 4-6st 6lbs | Duke of Hamilton 100/12 |
| 3 | ROYSTERER | Trickle | 3-6st 9lbs | Lord Rosebery 33/1 |
| 4 | LORD CHELMSFORD | W Smith | 3-5st 7lbs | Captain Patrick 10/1 |
| 5 | MOWERINA | Fred Archer | 5-9st 2lbs | Duke of Portland 100/8 |
| 6 | POULET | Jem Goater | 4-8st 12lbs | Count Frederick de Lagrange 50/1 |
| 7 | STRATHBLANE | W Platt | 6-8st 9lbs | Duke of Montrose 20/1 |
| 8 | ELF KING | George Fordham | 5-8st 6lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 25/1 |
| 9 | HENRY GEORGE | John Osborne | 4-8st 4lbs | Mr H Wilmer 50/1 |
| 10 | HACKTHORPE | John Watts | 6-8st 2lbs | Lord Hastings 10/1 |
| 11 | DISCOUNT | W MacDonald | 4-8st 0lbs | Lord Stamford 5/1 fav |
| 12 | SIBYL | Behan | 4-7st 11lbs | Mr C J Blake 50/1 |
| 13 | ALTHOTAS | C Wood | 3-7st 9lbs | Sir George Chetwynd 33/1 |
| 14 | LIZZIE LONG | Bell | 3-7st 4lbs | Mr H Bragg 50/1 |
| 15 | WOKINGHAM | Kellett | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr R Jardine 50/1 |
| 16 | GOLDEN EYE | Huxtable | 3-7st 0lbs | Mr Alexander 7/1 |
| 17 | BARRETT | John Day | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr Pierre Lorillard 50/1 |
| 18 | VILLAGE BOY | Luke | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr R C Naylor 50/1 |
| 19 | HERMIT Colt | Gallon | 3-6st 9lbs | Mr W S Crawfurd 50/1 |
| 20 | ANGELINA | Bulford | 3-6st 7lbs | Lord Calthorpe 100/9 |
| 21 | WANDERING NUN | J E Jones | 3-6st 7lbs | Mr Chaplin 50/1 |
| 22 | WAR PAINT | Roden | 3-6st 5lbs | Mr Hampton 50/1 |
| 23 | FORTUNES FAVOURITE | Whyborn | 3-6st 3lbs | Colonel Roden 50/1 |
| 24 | MYNBEER | Garrard | 3-6st 2lbs | Mr Craven 33/1 |
| 25 | NESSCLIFF | Elliott | 3-6st 2lbs | Lord Bradford 20/1 |
| 26 | AMY MELVILLE | F Morris | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Beauchamp 50/1 |
| 27 | EDENSOR | Weston | 3-6st 4lbs | Sir J D Astley 100/6 |
| 28 | BEN HOPE | Wilton | 3-5st 10lbs | Mr A Gordon 50/1 |
| This race took place on Wednesday 27th July 1881 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 73 subscribers. | Over round 136% | |||