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 1955 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 KING BRUCE Bill Rickaby Peter Hastings Bass 4-8st 11lb Mr W Tarry 100/6
2 ROMAN VALE W Nevett Fawcus Mr A Moralee 100/6
3 WICKET Wally Swinburn Fred Armstrong Mr C Nicholson 100/6
4 MORE SAUCE Eph Smith R Thrale Mr H Vickery 33/1
5 GOLDEN LION Brian Swift L Hall Mr W Barrett 8/1 fav
6 LIVE SPIRIT W H Carr Clarkson Mrs M Bailey 10/1
7 HOOK MONEY Doug Smith Budgett Mr R Clark 10/1
8 KENMORE P Robinson Harry Wragg Mr E Johnston 100/9
9 ABERLADY Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis Lord Rosebery 100/8
10 PENT HOUSE Willie Snaith Fred Armstrong Mr E McAlpine 100/7
11 ROCCAMARE Geoff Lewis R Smyth Mr S Tham 100/6
12 ORTHOPAEDIC Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden Mrs M Moss 100/6
13 PNEUMATIC D W Morris Wightman Contessa de Sant Elis 100/6
14 NOBLE CHARGER Lester Piggott Beary Miss Z Daniels 20/1
15 GENERAL HAYES A Shrive Boyd-Rochfort Mrs Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 20/1
16 PERIA Scobie Breasley Cannon Mr S Digby 20/1
17 COCKRULLAR G Colven Colven Mr A Cockburn 20/1
18 THE PLUMBERS MATE Duncan Keith H Smyth Lord Ashcombe 20/1
19 CINTRIST H Packham Ashworth Captain T Langton 33/1
20 GOLDEN DOLLAR R Williams L Hall Mr H Wilks 33/1
21 MICHELINO J Wilson Ingham Mr W Hirst 33/1
22 TASCHEN G Gaston Elwell Mr S Caldwell 50/1
23 ASHURST WONDER Ray Reader L Hall Mr R Merrick 50/1
24 LOPPYLUGS K Butler J Beary Mr J Beary 50/1
25 SET TO D Greening Nightingall Mr C Bell 50/1
26 JUNGLE WARFARE Geordie Ramshaw P Thrale Sir G Munro 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1955 and was valued at £2500 (equivalent to £100,000 in 2021). Over round 134%