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 1934 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 FIGARO T Weston J Leach 4-8st 5lb Mr J Leach 100/7
2 ALLUVIAL B Carslake Charles Peck Mr J B Joel 100/8
3 GREENORE Dick Perryman Ossie Bell Lady Ludlow 9/1
4 COROADO H Gunn Easterby Colonel F J Lundgren 5/1 fav
5 MANITOBA Gordon Richards Fred Darling Lord Woolavington 28/1
6 FURROKH SIYAR S Donoghue Atty Persse Mr R McCreery 9/1
7 STRATHCARRON Harry Wragg Winter Mr W Collins 100/9
8 UNLIKELY J Sirett F Hartigan Baron F de Tuyll 33/1
9 CLUSTINE A Wragg Beatty Lord Beatty 100/6
10 MORFAIR F Fox Duller Mr V Emanuell 100/6
11 CRUMPETS M Beary Kirk Mr J R Durham Matthews 28/1
12 MAID OF ESSEX S Wragg Ossie Bell Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen 33/1
13 NORTH DEVON Bill Rickaby Hogg Lord Glanely 20/1
14 NEVERTHELESS W Nevett M Hartigan Mrs M Hartigan 22/1
15 ANAGLIYPTA J Dines Vasey Mr S Morris 33/1
16 SCATTERCASH Eph Smith Sneyd Sir Henry Lyons 33/1
17 HIDALGO Cliff Richards M Hartigan Mr G F Hartigan 100/7
18 PROPAGANDA W Christie Walters Mrs P J Barlow 33/1
19 BEN E Sadgrove Briscoe Mrs Gilbert Robinson 33/1
20 THERMIDOR A Richardson Blagrave Mr H G Blagrave 33/1
21 THE OLD PRETENDER B Lynch F Pratt Mr James A de Rothschild 33/1
22 POMPOSO Doug Smith Cottrill Mr H L Cottrill 20/1
This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1934 and was valued at £1000 (equivalent to £130,000 in 2021). Over round 125%