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 1909 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | MEDIANT | D O'Neil | 3-7st 13lbs (Joyner) | Mr H B Duryea 10/1 |
| 2 | THE TOWER | W Saxby | 4-8st 1lbs | Mr G Aston 10/1 |
| 3 | ROMNEY | H Watts | 5-6st 7lbs | Mr T Corns 100/7 |
| 4 | PRISCILLIAN | J H Martin | 4-9st 4lbs | Mr Aug Belmont 40/1 |
| 5 | JACK SNIPE | W Higgs | 4-9st 3lbs | Lord Ilchester 100/9 |
| 6 | GOLDEN ROD | Steve Donoghue | 3-8st 5lbs | Mr Atty Persse 20/1 |
| 7 | POOR BOY | William Griggs | 4-8st 3lbs | Mr Solly Joel 33/1 |
| 8 | SUNFLOWER II | Walter Griggs | 3-8st 2lbs | Mr J B Joel 15/2 fav |
| 9 | FALLEN ANGEL | C Trigg | 4-8st 1lbs | Lord Savile 10/1 |
| 10 | BATTLE AXE | E Piper | 3-7st 12lbs | Mr J P Arkwright 100/9 |
| 11 | MUSTAPHA | F Wootton | 3-7st 10lbs | Lord Carnarvon 100/12 |
| 12 | ORPHAH | H Randall | 4-7st 11lbs | Mr F Gretton 25/1 |
| 13 | MAUD MACKINTOSH | F Fox | 4-7st 8lbs | Lady de Bathe 100/7 |
| 14 | BLANKNEY II | J Plant | 3-7st 6lbs | Mr A Raphael 100/7 |
| 15 | BILLY THE VERGER | J Howard | 5-7st 5lbs | Mr R B Dobell 40/1 |
| 16 | DESESPOIR | R Keeble | aged-7st 2lb | Mr B Gottschalk 25/1 |
| 17 | CHIEVELEY | S Wootton | 4-6st 13lbs | Mr P Nelke 25/1 |
| 18 | BAIRAM | H East | 4-6st 12lbs | M M Calmann 33/1 |
| 19 | MATCHBOX | C Ringstead | 4-6st 1lb | Mr Alex Browne 25/1 |
| 20 | GREY MAN | A Langham | 5-6st 2lbs | Lord Howard de Walden 40/1 |
| 21 | BENWHAT | J Evans | 4-6st 0lbs | Sir William Bass 40/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 27th July 1909 and was valued at 762 sovereigns (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). | Over round 127% | |||