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 1953 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 PALPITATE Willie Snaith Fred Armstrong 4-7st 13lb Mr F Armstrong 5/1 fav
2 SPRING DAY Joe Sime W Easterby Mr R Leech 10/1
3 BLUE BUTTERFLY Manny Mercer Harry Wragg Mr F O'Ferrall 100/6
4 DEUCE Gordon Richards Noel Murless Sir Victor Sassoon 8/1
5 SUNNY OUTLOOK Edgar Britt Beasley Mrs W Harrison 100/8
6 SALLY SLIPPER D Page Irleand Mrs E J King 100/7
7 KING'S MISTAKE Ken Gethin Peter Thrale Mr S Tate 100/7
8 NETHERWOOD Stan Clayton Cottrill Major L B Holliday 100/6
9 ROSE CORAL Doug Smith Brooke Lady E Basset 20/1
10 EASTERN IMP T Gosling R Smyth Mr E Fancey 22/1
11 LIBATOR J Sirett J E Davis Mr I Guise 20/1
12 CHIVALRY Brian Swift Price Mr B Hatvany 22/1
13 STARRY VIEW P Evans Poole Mrs F Wignall 25/1
14 VICTOR LEE Orme Hall Mr A Best 33/1
15 YOUNG VIGOROUS Buckle Mercer Mr A Thomas 33/1
16 STEPHEN PAUL Beary Atty Persse Mr J Olding 33/1
17 RED INK Bill Rickaby Candy Mr A Owen 33/1
18 SILVER SPAN J Wilson Pearce Mr Alex Bird 33/1
19 QUIVER II Eph Smith Mason Mr A Monk 33/1
20 GAME ROSE A Richardson H Brown Mrs Florence Nagle 33/1
21 PRINCE TONY Geoff Lewis Ron Smyth Mr A Saunders 33/1
22 PONTYFAIR Scobie Breasley Read Mrs G Evans 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1953 and was valued at £1800 (equivalent to £64,000 in 2021). Over round 119%