Stewards Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)

Review the Stewards Cup with an in-depth look at winning trends, trainer stats, and jockey records. This fiercely contested handicap sprint consistently produces dramatic finishes and valuable betting insights.
Stewards Cup Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends (Glorious Goodwood)
Andy Powell
Andy Powell Content Editor

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2025 Stewards Cup Preview

This Stewards Cup first took place in 1840 and was traditionally run on the first day of Glorious Goodwood until 1993 when it was moved to its current Saturday slot for commercial purposes. Open to three-year-olds and upwards over Goodwood's straight-six furlongs, the Stewards Cup field is a sight to behold for sprint handicap enthusiasts with the best part of 25 to 30 runners appearing like the cavalry over the brow after a furlong or so from the starting stalls.

Won by top sprinters down the years like the flying filly Lochsong in 1992 who carried only 8-0, she was one of many who went on to be successful at Group 1 level. The quality of winners has continued in the past ten years with eight of the last nine officially rated between 102 and 111.

Stewards Cup Information:

If you are interested in other predictions at Goodwood, then head over to the Goodwood tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Stewards Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 128%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 147%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Stewards Cup, the over-round has been 138%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £138 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2025 Stewards Cup Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Stewards Cup Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Stewards Cup races over the last 20 renewals:

  1. Gifted Master (1:09.56) in 2018
  2. Khaadem (1:09.79) in 2019
  3. Dancing Star (1:09.81) in 2016

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Stewards Cup next time out, then you would have backed a total of 0 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -20.00. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Gifted Master, trained by Hugo Palmer and ridden by Jason Watson, who set the fastest winning time in the Stewards Cup. That runner won the race in a time of 1:09.56 in 2018. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer David O'Meara and jockey Andrea Atzeni with Aberama Gold who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 1:16.93 in the 2023 renewal.

What the expert says...
<p>Future form is quite alarming for the Stewards Cup winners, between 2005-24, not a single one of the twenty winners went on to win next time out. Looking further ahead, only Magical Memory (2015) won within their next two starts, and when looking three runs after, only three of them recorded a victory.</p>

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Stewards Cup Past Winners

Here are the Stewards Cup past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Stewards Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

YearHorse (Drawn)Info
2024
1:10.17
Get It (GB)
6yo 9-5 (28 of 25) 40/1
Pat Cosgrave
George Baker (GB)
2023
1:16.93
Aberama Gold (GB)
6yo 8-13 (15 of 27) 18/1
Andrea Atzeni
David O'Meara (GB)
2022
1:10.01
Commanche Falls (GB)
5yo 9-5 (19 of 28) 25/1
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods (GB)
2021
1:15.86
Commanche Falls (GB)
4yo 9-1 (23 of 24) 10/1
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods (GB)
2020
1:10.83
Summerghand (IRE)
6yo 9-10 (17 of 27) 22/1
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara (GB)
2019
1:09.79
Khaadem (IRE)
3yo 9-6 (3 of 27) 4/1F
Jim Crowley
Charles Hills (GB)
2018
1:09.56
Gifted Master (IRE)
5yo 9-6 (25 of 26) 20/1
Jason Watson (5lbs)
Hugo Palmer (GB)
2017
1:12.28
Lancelot Du Lac (ITY)
7yo 9-5 (15 of 26) 25/1
Frankie Dettori
Dean Ivory (GB)
2016
1:09.81
Dancing Star (GB)
3yo 8-12 (4 of 27) 9/2F
David Probert
Andrew Balding (GB)
2015
1:10.28
Magical Memory (IRE)
3yo 8-12 (1 of 27) 6/1F
Frankie Dettori
Charles Hills (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Stewards Cup have been based:

  • GB: 20 winners with an additional 58 placings from 523 runners
  • IRE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 4 runners
  • SWE: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 2 runners
  • FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
  • QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

2024 Stewards Cup Replay


Stewards Cup Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals, with David O'Meara, William Haggas, Charles Hills, and Michael Dods having all won the race two times. David O'Meara winners have been with Summerghand (2020) and Aberama Gold (2023). William Haggas's winners have been with Conquest I (2008) and Rex Imperator (2013). Charles Hills winners have been with Magical Memory (2015) and Khaadem (2019). Michael Dods winners have been with Commanche Falls (2021 & 2022). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Stewards Cup. Richard Fahey (0-41), Kevin Ryan (0-31), Richard Hannon (0-12), David Barron (0-12), Clive Cox (0-11) and Michael Appleby (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Stewards Cup trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

TrainerR-W-PWinEW
David O'Meara17-2-4+25.00+14.75
William Haggas10-2-4+44.00+29.00
Charles Hills10-2-2+2.00-1.75
Michael Dods6-2-2+31.00+17.88
Andrew Balding12-1-1-6.50-8.19
Robert Cowell10-1-4-3.00+6.38
Dean Ivory9-1-1+17.00+7.63
Roger Charlton6-1-1+9.00+3.75
Michael Easterby6-1-1+1.50-0.94
James Fanshawe6-1-3+1.00+1.19

Stewards Cup Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Stewards Cup over the last 20 renewals, with both Frankie Dettori and Connor Beasley, who have both won the race two times. Frankie Dettori winners have been with Magical Memory (2015) and Lancelot Du Lac (2017). Connor Beasley winners have been with Commanche Falls (2021 & 2022). Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Stewards Cup, Ryan Moore (0-17), Silvestre De Sousa (0-11), Adam Kirby (0-10) and Joe Fanning (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite having multiple rides in the race.

Here are some of the top Stewards Cup jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

JockeyR-W-PWinEW
Frankie Dettori9-2-3+24.00+13.51
Connor Beasley3-2-2+34.00+20.88
Jim Crowley13-1-4-8.00-0.12
Neil Callan8-1-2+5.00+2.50
Pat Cosgrave6-1-5+35.00+26.63
Jamie Spencer6-1-1+1.00-1.25
Royston Ffrench5-1-2+6.00+4.25
David Probert5-1-1+0.50-1.19
Dane O'Neill4-1-1+37.00+22.00
Daniel Tudhope4-1-1+19.00+10.75

Stewards Cup Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +39.00, is when runners had 1 career start at the track.

❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 5 career wins, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-81.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

  • 2024: Winner in 28 (27,4,24) [25 Runners]
  • 2023: Winner in 15 (27,26,14) [27 Runners]
  • 2022: Winner in 19 (28,27,26) [28 Runners]
  • 2021: Winner in 23 (22,7,13) [24 Runners]
  • 2020: Winner in 17 (1,28,23) [27 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Stewards Cup is Ascot; there have been a total of 7 winners of this race who ran at Ascot last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is Newmarket (July); there have been a total of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newmarket (July) last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 510 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 21 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Stewards Cup; that stallion, Lethal Force, has produced 2 winners (2022,2021).

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Stewards Cup despite multiple attempts:

  • Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 14 runners)
  • Acclamation (0 Wins from 10 runners)
  • Kyllachy (0 Wins from 9 runners)
  • Clodovil (0 Wins from 8 runners)
  • Pivotal (0 Wins from 8 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Get It in 2024, winning for George Baker at odds of 40/1 under the guidance of Pat Cosgrave. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Stewards Cup, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.

Route to the Stewards Cup

Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Stewards Cup. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

InfoLast Race
2024 - Get It
Ascot - 13th of 17 (10/1)
Ascot Heritage Handicap Sprint
2023 - Aberama Gold
York - 1st of 15 (7/1)
Sky Bet Dash
2022 - Commanche Falls
Ascot - UR of 26 (50/1)
Wokingham Stakes
2021 - Commanche Falls
Hamilton - 1st of 11 (5/1)
Scottish Stewards Cup
2020 - Summerghand
Newbury - 6th of 12 (6/1)
bet365 Hackwood Stakes
2019 - Khaadem
Newbury - 2nd of 10 (13/2)
bet365 Hackwood Stakes
2018 - Gifted Master
Ascot - 10th of 14 (33/1)
King Charles III Stakes
2017 - Lancelot Du Lac
Ascot - 10th of 27 (33/1)
Wokingham Stakes
2016 - Dancing Star
Newmarket (July) - 1st of 20 (7/1)
bet365 Sprint Handicap
2015 - Magical Memory
Newmarket (July) - 1st of 17 (7/1)
bet365 Sprint Handicap

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Stewards Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.

James Banting

James Banting

Tipster Competition Assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.
Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing expert with over 15 years of experience, possesses a comprehensive understanding of the sport, from delving into complex statistical data for flat racing in the UK and Ireland to crafting insightful flat racing blogs for OLBG.

Races Covered at Glorious Goodwood

Here is the schedule for the five-day Glorious Goodwood festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.

Tuesday at Glorious Goodwood

Part of the British Champion Series, the Goodwood Cup is the highlight on the opening day, a marathon over two miles where stamina is key.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Chesterfield Cup Handicap
Take Heart (IRE)
4yo - 7/1
J P Murtagh
Ben Coen
13:55
Vintage Stakes
Aomori City (FR)
2yo - 2/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick
14:30
Lennox Stakes
Audience (GB)
5yo - 4/1
John & Thady Gosden
Robert Havlin
15:45
Goodwood Cup
Kyprios (IRE)
6yo - 8/13
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Wednesday at Glorious Goodwood

Run over a mile, the Sussex Stakes is the main race on the second day, this Group 1 is also part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:55
Oak Tree Stakes
Raqiya (IRE)
3yo - 7/1
Owen Burrows
Jim Crowley
14:30
Molecomb Stakes
Big Mojo (IRE)
2yo - 25/1
Michael Appleby
Silvestre De Sousa
15:05
Sussex Stakes
Notable Speech (GB)
3yo - 3/1
Charlie Appleby
William Buick

Thursday at Glorious Goodwood

The Group 1 Nassau Stakes is the highlight on Thursday, contested over 1m2f and restricted to only fillies and mares, the race is part of the British Champion Series.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Kincsem Handicap
Approval (GB)
3yo - 11/2
William Haggas
Tom Marquand
13:55
Richmond Stakes
Black Forza (USA)
2yo - 9/1
M D O'Callaghan
Dylan Browne McMonagle
14:30
Gordon Stakes
Jan Brueghel (IRE)
3yo - 4/5
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore
15:05
Nassau Stakes
Opera Singer (USA)
3yo - 9/4
A P O'Brien
Ryan Moore

Friday at Glorious Goodwood

Friday features a couple of decent handicaps with the Goodwood Handicap a stamina-testing race and the Golden Mile which is a heritage handicap. The highlight of the day is the King George Stakes, a sprint run over five furlongs.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Goodwood Handicap
Master Milliner (IRE)
8yo - 25/1
Emma Lavelle
Charles Bishop
13:55
Thoroughbred Stakes
Lead Artist (GB)
3yo - 9/2
John & Thady Gosden
Kieran Shoemark
14:30
Golden Mile Handicap
Toimy Son (FR)
5yo - 12/1
David Menuisier
Oisin Murphy
15:05
King George Stakes
Big Evs (IRE)
3yo - 13/8
Michael Appleby
Tom Marquand

Saturday at Glorious Goodwood

Saturday is the day of one of the biggest handicaps on the flat, the Stewards Cup, 20+ runners over six furlongs compete in this heritage handicap.

RaceLast WinnerInfo
13:20
Glorious Stakes
Al Aasy (IRE)
7yo - 3/1
William Haggas
Jim Crowley
13:55
Summer Handicap
Align The Stars (IRE)
3yo - 100/30
Charlie Johnston
Joe Fanning
14:30
Lillie Langtry Stakes
Term Of Endearment (GB)
5yo - 15/2
Henry De Bromhead
W J Lee
15:05
Stewards Cup
Get It (GB)
6yo - 40/1
George Baker
Pat Cosgrave

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