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 1892 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 MARVEL Colling 5-8st 8lbs (Marsh) Duke of Devonshire 1000/45
2 PETER FLOWER Fred Rickaby 4-8st 10lbs Lord Durham 1000/45
3 HILDEBERT Bradford 4-7st 7lbs Mr Daniel Cooper 25/1
4 NOVERRE Peake 4-7st 2lbs Colonel O Montagu 1000/45
5 PRINCE HAMPTON John Watts 4-9st 5lbs Mr J Blundell Maple 50/1
6 EUCLID G Brown 3-8st 8lbs Mr A Kilsyth 50/1
7 CUTTLESTONE T Weldon 4-8st 6lbs Lord Bradford 11/2 fav
8 IDDESLEIGH R Chaloner 6-8st 4lbs Colonel North 20/1
9 JOHN MORGAN J J Griffiths 5-8st 4lbs Mr J Gubbins 50/1
10 WOOLSTHORPE Tomlisson 4-8st 3lbs Prince Soltykoff 50/1
11 ADIEU Fagan 4-8st 2lbs Lord Rosslyn 20/1
12 LADY HERMIT Mornington Cannon 3-8st 2lbs Colonel North 20/1
13 POLYGLOT G Barrett 3-8st 0lbs Sir F Johnstone 33/1
14 LADY LENA C Loates 3-7st 13lbs Mr John Charlton 25/1
15 BELMONT G Chaloner 3-7st 12lbs Mr H Mccalmont 100/12
16 UNICORN Jimmy Woodburn 4-7st 12lbs Mr Broderick Cloete 100/15
17 RUSTICUS Mullen 6-7st 12lbs Mr Hamar Bass 40/1
18 GALEOPSIS F Pratt 4-7st 9lbs Mr Fairie 25/1
19 JESSAMY Finlay 4-7st 9lbs Lord Hastings 50/1
20 FLORRIE J Wall 3-7st 3lbs Lord Ilchester 50/1
21 VIVIEN A Watts 3-7st 2lbs Lord Durham 100/1
22 PENSIONER Allsopp 3-7st 2lb General Owen Williams 1000/45
23 PLATOON Birch 3-7st 2lbs Duke of Beaufort 200/1
24 KENTIGERN Utting 4-7st 0lbs Colonel Heyward 40/1
25 JODELL H Wheeler 5-6st 12lbs Sir James Milner 40/1
26 ST ODILLE H Toon 3-6st 8lbs Lord Dudley 100/1
27 MOCK ORANGE P Chaloner 3-6st 7lbs Major Wickham 40/1
28 QUIDNUNE S Chandley 3-6st 7lbs Mr G Blewitt 25/1
29 MINUET Gough 4-6st 6lbs Mr A Taylor 100/1
30 ANNA Norman 3-6st 3lbs Duke of Portland 200/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1892 and was valued at 300 sovereigns (equivalent to £41,000 in 2021) when there were 91 subscribers. Over round 119%