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 1887 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 UPSET Mornington Cannon 4-6st 3lbs Mr MacKenzie 25/1
2 TIB Tom Cannon junior 4-6st 8lbs Mr Tom Cannon 100/7
3 CRAFTON Sam Loates 5-9st 0lbs Captain Machell 100/12
4 FULLERTON C Wood 4-8st 13lbs Sir George Chetwynd 100/14
5 BEAULIEU John Watts 4-8st 7lbs Mr Broderick-Cloete 50/1
6 EVERITT E Martin 4-8st 2lbs Lord Ailesbury 100/6
7 MODWENA F Barrett 4-7st 8lbs Duke of Portland 100/6
8 MONSIEUR DE PARIS W Robinson 5-7st 5lbs Duke of Hamilton 30/1
9 LORD CHARLES Jimmy Woodburn 5-7st 1lbs Mr W A Powell 20/1
10 LOVEGOLD P Warne 3-7st 0lbs Lord Hastings 40/1
11 FULMEN T Loates aged-7st 0lbs Mr R C Naylor 100/3
12 ANTONINA A Enoch 3-6st 12lbs Mr J G Joicey 50/1
13 DEBENTURE South 5-6st 7lbs Mr D Henty 50/1
14 ARUNDEL J Calder 4-6st 12lbs Mr G Lambert 100/3
15 SOUTHILL J Wall 3-6st 10lbs Mr H T Fenwick 20/1
16 PIERREPONT G Chaloner 3-6st 10lbs Mr H Hungerford 100/3
17 CORUNNA Allsop aged-6st 9lbs Lord Hartington 25/1
18 ORDOVIX F Sharpe 6-6st 8lbs Colonel Heyward 30/1
19 DAZZLE Cleminson 3-6st 5lbs Duke of Montrose 25/1
20 BESSIE Dunn 3-6st 4lbs Mr R Sherwood 7/1 fav
21 VERACITY Mullen 3-6st 4lbs Mr W J Legh 100/6
22 HUGO Peake 3-5st 7lbs Mr J A Craven 100/1
23 FEALTY Blogg 3-5st 7lbs Duke of Beaufort 100/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1887 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £39,000 in 2021) when there were 65 subscribers. Over round 110%