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 1990 Handicap 6 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 KNIGHT OF MERCY Bruce Raymond Richard Hannon 4-9st 0lbs M W Grant 14/1
2 BOCAS ROSE Walter Swinburn Richard Hannon Roldvale Ltd 33/1
3 AMIGO MENOR Simon Whitworth K M Brassey Frank Glennon 10/1
4 MASNUM John Reid R J O'Sullivan I W Page 13/1
5 SO RHYTHMICAL Richard Fox G H Eden Miss C A Barrow 33/1
6 GREEN DOLLAR S Dawson Eric Wheeler B Azemoudah 66/1
7 CUMBRIAN WALTZER Mark Birch M H Easterby Cumbrian Industrials 25/1
8 RESOLUTE BAY Tony Culhane Richard Whitaker M Schofield 20/1
9 PINNACLE POINT P Turner Jeff Pearce A S Goodjohn 33/1
10 KADIM Richard Hills Thomson Jones Hamdan Al Maktoum 33/1
11 RIVERS RHAPSODY S O'Gorman Geoff Balding Rex L Mead 33/1
12 LOVE LEGEND Alan Munro David Arbuthnot Dandelion Distribution 28/1
13 CANTORIS Geoff Baxter R J R Williams David Robinson 50/1
14 COPPERMILL LAD Tyrone Williams L J Holt Mrs J K Sargood 50/1
15 EASY LINE Willie Carson P J Feilden Roy Bennett 17/2
16 AJANAC Pat Eddery Roger Charlton Beckhampton Stables 14/1
17 MICRO LOVE Gary Carter L G Cottrell J B Stafford 40/1
18 MACROBIAN David Nicholls M H Easterby Mrs E MacGregor 12/1
19 SPORTING SIMON Gary Bardwell Rod Millman Mrs Nerys Duffield 33/1
20 VERY ADJACENT Dale Gibson L G Cottrell J Lawrence 20/1
21 KHAYDARA Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani HH Aga Khan 14/1
22 KATIES FIRST Paul Eddery Geoff Lewis Robert Cox 20/1
23 CRAFT EXPRESS Ray Cochrane Mark Johnston Mrs V G Rowland 28/1
24 ALO EZ N Gwilliams Jeff Pearce T H Rossiter 66/1
25 ABSOLUTION Michael Hills David Chapman M F Hyman 50/1
26 GALLANT HOPE Darryll Holland Rod Millman Mrs Nerys Duffield 40/1
27 BERTIE WOOSTER John Williams R J Holder Miss Amanda Rawding 25/1
28 PROHIBITION Tony Clark Jack Berry J K Brown 33/1
29 LETSBEONESTABOUTIT N Adams Geoff Lewis Stephen Roots 28/1
30 SILCA SUPREME Steve Cauthen David Elsworth Aldridge Racing Ltd 33/1
This race took place on Tuesday 31st July 1990 and was valued at £52,231 (equivalent to £104,300 in 2021). Over round 128%