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 1910 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 GOLDEN ROD H Randall 4-8st 1lbs (Atty Persse) Mrs V Morton-Jackson 20/1
2 POOR BOY William Griggs 5-9st 4lbs Mr S B Joel 10/1
3 LADY VISTA F Wootton 4-7st 6lbs Mr Fairie 8/1
4 SPANISH PRINCE C Trigg 3-7st 11lbs Mr H Nicholls 100/7
5 WEDDING BELLS II B Lynham 4-8st 5lbs Mr J R Keene 100/9
6 MALHEUR Fred Rickaby junior 5-6st 12lbs Mr A P Cunliffe 100/7
7 FORERUNNER II A Escott 6-7st 4lbs Mr Horatio Bottomley 25/1
8 PRESTER JACK D Maher 4-8st 7lbs Mr R Mills 20/1
9 BACHELORS CHARM C Ringstead 5-6st 3lbs Mr A E Bowen 20/1
10 ELMSTEAD J Plant 5-8st 3lbs Mr J B Joel 25/1
11 SANTA FINA F Fitton 3-6st 5lbs Mr Leopold de Rothschild 50/1
12 GLASGERION A Templeman 4-8st 2lbs Lord Howard de Walden 100/6
13 TANGAROA A Whalley 6-7st 5lbs Mr J C Galstaun 20/1
14 PERDICCAS F Fox 4-7st 9lbs Lord Rosebery 10/1
15 DELERIUM J H Martin 5-8st 2lbs Mr H P Whitney 5/1 fav
16 SOUTHANNAN E Piper 6-7st 7lb Lord Michelham 20/1
17 PORTLAND BAY Walter Griggs 6-8st 3lbs Mr J B Joel 20/1
18 THE TOWER H Pike 5-8st 3lbs Mr G Aston 20/1
19 ROMNEY J Evans 6-6st 9lb Mr T Corns 50/1
20 MCINTYRE Henri Jelliss 3-6st 2lbs Lord Cadogan 100/7
21 GENERAL BOTHA A Duller 3-6st 1lbs Mr J Walliss 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1910 and was valued at 762 sovereigns (equivalent to £105,000 in 2021). Over round 130%