Stewards' Cup (Great Britain)
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The Stewards' Cup is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a straight 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at Goodwood Racecourse during the Glorious Goodwood meeting in late July or early August.
It was first run in its present form in 1840, although from 1834 a trophy bearing the same name had been awarded by the senior steward at Goodwood to the winner of any selected race. The Stewards' Cup is now one of the leading sprint handicap races in Europe.
Traditionally it was run on Tuesday (the opening day of the meeting) but it was moved to Saturday in the early 1990s. It was described by Peter Bromley (who commentated on every running for 40 years, from 1961 to 2000) as the most difficult race to commentate on.
[edit] Winners since 1986
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Draw |
Odds |
Time |
| 1986 | Green Ruby | 5 | 8-12 | John Williams | Toby Balding | 22 | 20/1 | 1:12.80 |
| 1987 | Madraco | 4 | 7-02 | P. Hill | Peter Calver | 12 | 50/1 | 1:10.24 |
| 1988 | Rotherfield Greys | 6 | 8-08 | Nigel Day | Chris Wall | 9 | 14/1 | 1:12.84 |
| 1989 | Very Adjacent | 4 | 7-04 | Dale Gibson | Geoff Lewis | 20 | 12/1 | 1:10.60 |
| 1990 | Knight of Mercy | 4 | 9-00 | Bruce Raymond | Richard Hannon | 18 | 14/1 | 1:10.73 |
| 1991 | Notley | 4 | 8-07 | Richard Perham | Richard Hannon | 28 | 14/1 | 1:11.62 |
| 1992 | Lochsong | 4 | 8-00 | Willie Carson | Ian Balding | 5 | 10/1 | 1:10.86 |
| 1993 | King's Signet | 4 | 9-10 | Willie Carson | John Gosden | 21 | 16/1 | 1:15.00 |
| 1994 | For the Present | 4 | 8-03 | Jimmy Fortune | David Barron | 16 | 16/1 | 1:09.58 |
| 1995 | Shikari's Son | 8 | 8-13 | Richard Hughes | John White | 30 | 40/1 | 1:10.86 |
| 1996 | Coastal Bluff | 4 | 8-05 | Jimmy Fortune | David Barron | 29 | 10/1 JF | 1:10.14 |
| 1997 | Danetime | 3 | 8-10 | Pat Eddery | Neville Callaghan | 5 | 5/1 F | 1:10.95 |
| 1998 | Superior Premium | 4 | 8-12 | Robert Winston | Richard Fahey | 28 | 14/1 | 1:10.65 |
| 1999 | Harmonic Way | 4 | 8-06 | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 8 | 12/1 | 1:10.30 |
| 2000 | Tayseer | 6 | 8-11 | Richard Hughes | David Nicholls | 28 | 13/2 | 1:10.08 |
| 2001 | Guinea Hunter | 5 | 9-00 | Jamie Spencer | Tim Easterby | 19 | 33/1 | 1:11.49 |
| 2002 | Bond Boy | 5 | 8-02 | Chris Catlin | Bryan Smart | 29 | 14/1 | 1:10.87 |
| 2003 | Patavellian | 5 | 8-11 | Steve Drowne | Roger Charlton | 27 | 4/1 | 1:10.43 |
| 2004 | Pivotal Point | 4 | 8-11 | Seb Sanders | Peter Makin | 1 | 7/1 CF | 1:10.78 |
| 2005 | Gift Horse | 5 | 9-07 | Kieren Fallon | David Nicholls | 19 | 9/2 | 1:12.26 |
| 2006 | Borderlescott | 4 | 9-05 | Royston Ffrench | Robin Bastiman | 19 | 10/1 | 1:09.93 |
| 2007 | Zidane | 5 | 9-01 | Jamie Spencer | James Fanshawe | 11 | 6/1 F | 1:10.50 |
