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 1973 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 ALPHADEMUS Paul Cook Michael Stoute 3-7st 11lbs Mrs J Mountfield 16/1
2 HOME GUARD Lester Piggott M V O'Brien Mrs Charles Englehard 8/1
3 MOOR LANE T McKeown C Crossley Mr H Moore 40/1
4 THE PROF H Ballantine Barry Hills Mr D Scott 28/1
5 FILLE DE JOIE Joe Mercer W Hern Mrs J Hislop 7/1 fav
6 PRIVATEER Willie Carson Bill Wightman Mr D Colebrook 8/1
7 STARCH REDUCED Tony Murray Pitt Mr A Spence 14/1
8 TOUCH PAPER Jon Gorton Bruce Hobbs Mr A Villar 16/1
9 WEE SOVEREIGN Tony Ives Denys Smith Mr W Shaw 16/1
10 FAIR TACTICS Philip Waldron P-Hoblyn Mr T Hammond 16/1
11 PALM TRACK S Cottle Breasley Mrs Ravi Tikkoo 20/1
12 ADAMS PET R Marshall Bill Marshall Mr R Chinn 20/1
13 GOLDEN MASTER Geoff Lewis Staff Ingham Mr G Biggs 20/1
14 KING CONCORDE M L Thomas Jeremy Hindley Mr C Hindley 20/1
15 BIRDIE TWO George Duffield Bill Marshall Mrs C Elliot 22/1
16 CODE OF LOVE Alan Bond J S Evans Mrs S Maxwell 25/1
17 PETER CARL R Edmondson W Payne Mrs M Lawson 28/1
18 MEIWA KING Greville Starkey Oxley Mr T Tamashima 33/1
19 MY EAGLE T Carter Freeman Mr J Parkman 33/1
20 WILLIE MARTIN Michael Kettle Richard Hannon Mr J Davis 33/1
21 INJAKA Frank Morby Richard Hannon Mr E Geary 40/1
22 FALLOWFIELD R Weaver A Stevens Mr A Stevens 40/1
23 KNOCKABOUT I Emes Weeden Mr R Cable 40/1
24 TRACKING STATION Ernie Johnson Nelson Mr R Clifford-Turner 40/1
25 ROMAN WAY Des Cullen Barry Hills Mr B Jenks 40/1
26 SAD AND SAUCY T Cain Ron Smyth Mr Gavin Pritchard-Gordon 40/1
27 SCOTTISH LULLABY David Maitland Neville Callaghan Mr C Gaventa 40/1
This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1973 and was valued at £8576 (equivalent to £180,000 in 2021). Over round 116%