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 1908 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 ELMSTEAD J Plant 3-7st 0lbs (C Morton) Mr J B Joel 20/1
2 POOR BOY F Wootton 3-7st 5lbs Mr Solly Joel 9/2 fav
3 MERCUTIO W Higgs 3-7st 12lbs Mr J Byrne 100/7
4 FRENCH PARTRIDGE E Sadgrove 3-7st 4lbs Major Eustace Loder 20/1
5 MALHEUR W Williams 3-7st 2lbs Mr A P Cunliffe 8/1
6 GENERAL STOSSEL H East 4-6st 0lbs Mr B Ellam 100/6
7 SOUTHANNAN H Watts 4-6st 10lbs Captain M Hughes 100/6
8 MY PET II L Varga 4-7st 6lbs Mr W Raphael 33/1
9 DESESPOIR C Heckford 6-7st 12lbs Mr B Gottschalk 25/1
10 MISSEL THRUSH Colt W Clements 3-6st 0lbs Mr C Hibbert 25/1
11 CINDER PATH R James 4-6st 0lbs Mr L L Ralli 50/1
12 TEMERAIRE J Howard 3-7st 1lbs Mr J Buchanan 20/1
13 ROMNEY W Earl 4-7st 3lbs Mr T Corns 20/1
14 MASTER HOPSON Walter Griggs 6-9st 0lbs Mr A E Bowen 100/8
15 BILLIDERE C Trigg 4-7st 7lbs Mr G D Smith 100/6
16 QUELPART H Stokes 3-7st 1lb Mr Leopold de Rothschild 33/1
17 SUNGAUGE B Crisp 3-7st 0lbs Mr A F Basset 100/8
18 WOOLLEY F Templeman 6-6st 13lbs Mr R C Dawson 6/1
This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1908 and was valued at 762 sovereigns (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). Over round 118%