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 1987 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 MADRACO P Hill P Calver 4-7st 7lbs Mr B Hampson 50/1
2 PICK OF THE PACK Michael Hills Jeremy Hindley Lord McAlpine 16/1
3 DORKING LAD Ray Cochrane Mark Tompkins Mr J Freedman 25/1
4 DOWSING Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree Prince Khalid Abdulla 11/1
5 PERFECT TIMING Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Mr R Vines 20/1
6 CARELESS WHISPER Richard Fox I Matthews Lord Matthews 33/1
7 ROYAL FAN John Lowe M H Easterby Mr I Armitage 7/1 fav
8 EVER SHARP C Rutter Cottrell Mr E Robbins 10/1
9 EASY LINE Tyrone Williams Patrick Haslam Mr S Dinsmore 12/1
10 NUMISMATIST Robert Street Merrick Francis Miss A Whitfield 12/1
11 CRONKS QUALITY Willie Carson Geoff Lewis Cronk Garages 14/1
12 POWDER BLUE Richard Quinn Peter Makin Mr B Marchant 14/1
13 HILTON BROWN Simon Whitworth P Cundell Lord McAlpine 16/1
14 PENCIL SHARPENER Ruchard Hills Olivier Douieb Maktoum Al Maktoum 16/1
15 CREE BAY S Dawson John Spearing Mr D Oseman 20/1
16 ATALL ATALL Bruce Raymond Eric Eldin Mr A Millward 25/1
17 GEORGE WILLIAM Gary Carter Geoff Balding Mr C Naden 25/1
18 MANTON DAN Walter Swinburn Nick Vigors Mr G Tuck 25/1
19 QUICK SNAP R Curant Ingham Mrs S Crowe 28/1
20 AFRICAN REX Gary Bardwell Laing Mr J Ratcliffe 33/1
21 BROWN BEAR BOY R Still Robert Armstrong Mr F Northcott 33/1
22 PHILIP Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler Mr D Marley 33/1
23 ROARING RIVA Michael Wigham Musson Mr A Field 33/1
24 COPPERMILL LAD N Adams Holt Mrs J Sargood 40/1
25 LONELY STREET P Barnard Arthur Mr T Lyons II 40/1
26 LUNA BID John Reid Michael Blanshard Mr A Hall 40/1
27 ROYSIA BOY Abigail Richards Pritchard-Gordon Mr P Martin 40/1
28 SPARKY LAD G Dickie Geoff Balding Mr J Clark 40/1
29 WHIPPET Cash Asmussen Clive Brittain Mr A Richards 40/1
30 FARMER JOCK John Quinn Miss M MacCauley Mrs N MacCauley 50/1
This race took place on Tuesday 28th July 1987 and was valued at £41,460 (equivalent to £96,800 in 2021). Over round 141%