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 1890 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MARVEL | G Barrett | 3-7st 6lbs (Marsh) | Lord Hartington 10/1 |
| 2 | GALLOPING QUEEN | T Loates | 4-7st 1lbs | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 10/1 |
| 3 | THEOPHILUS | Fred Rickaby | 4-8st 5lbs | Captain L H Jones 20/1 |
| 4 | LA NEGLIGENTE | Bradford | 3-6st 5lbs | M E Blanc 40/1 |
| 5 | SHILLELAGH | W Robinson | 3-8st 13lbs | Mr Warren de la Rue 100/12 |
| 6 | L'ABBESSE DE JOUARRE | Tom Cannon | 4-8st 7lbs | Lord Randolph Churchill 100/8 |
| 7 | PIONEER | Sam Loates | 4-8st 4lbs | Mr Abington 33/1 |
| 8 | QUARIUS | C Loates | 4-8st 2lbs | Mr Abington 33/1 |
| 9 | GARTER | J Calder | 3-7st 10lbs | Mr J Hammond 33/1 |
| 10 | SURBITON | J J Griffiths | 5-7st 6lbs | Lord Howe 40/1 |
| 11 | LADY BETTY | Falloon | 5-7st 6lbs | Mr W Cooper 50/1 |
| 12 | GOLDEN GATE | Bradbury | 3-7st 4lbs | Mr E W Baird 25/1 |
| 13 | MISS ETHEL | W Wood | 4-7st 3lbs | Mr P Fings 100/14 fav |
| 14 | DAY DAWN | Jimmy Woodburn | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr H T Fenwick 100/9 |
| 15 | KILLOWEN | Mullen | 3-7st 3lbs | Mr C J Blake 50/1 |
| 16 | IMOGENE | W Blake | 3-6st 12lbs | Mr R H Combe 25/1 |
| 17 | THE IMP | George Chaloner | 3-6st 10lbs | HRH Prince of Wales 20/1 |
| 18 | GRECIAN BEND | Allsopp | 6-6st 7lbs | Mr A Benholm 20/1 |
| 19 | BULLION | G Brown | 5-6st 3lbs | Mr W Smith 40/1 |
| 20 | EDGARDO | R Chaloner | 3-6st 4lbs | Duke of Beaufort 33/1 |
| 21 | LOTTIE SMITH | S Webb | 3-6st 3lbs | Mr C D Rose 10/1 |
| 22 | L'ABBE MORIN | C Grey | 3-6st 1lb | Mr H Mann 25/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 29th July 1890 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021) when there were 67 subscribers. | Over round 120% | |||