The Stewards’ Cup is an ultra-competitive handicap and is generally considered to be one of the biggest betting races of the entire season. Our experts have delved into the state of affairs in this year’s renewal of the 6f contest, producing expert insight and tips to help you find the winner.

2026 Stewards’ Cup Tips

Richard Spencer’s Run Boy Run is a former Ayr Gold Cup winner and a return to six furlongs should see him at his best in the Stewards’ Cup. A huge price, the classy handicapper can spring a surprise in this year’s contest.

15:35 Coral Stewards’ Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Run Boy Run

J: George Wood

T: Richard Spencer

Result

15th 22/1

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15:35 Goodwood

Good To Firm

Coral Stewards’ Cup (Heritage Handicap)

• Flat Turf
• Turf
• 0m 6f 0y
• Class 2
• 27 runners
• Win time: 1m 9s

• First Prize: £128,850
• 2nd: £60,425
• 3rd: £30,225
• 4th: £15,100
• 5th: £7,550
• 6th: £3,775

GG Edge Standard Compact

Win% is implied from the betting forecast

1st 26 (10) Evening Saigon W: 9st 0lb Age: 4 yo Colt

16/1 (Won)

J: James Doyle T: Hamad Al Jehani

OR: 96 RPR: 116 Form: 10-127

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2nd 13 (5) Stratusnine W: 9st 5lb Age: 4 yo Colt

25/1

J: David Probert T: Hugo Palmer

OR: 101 RPR: 114 Form: 2P2831

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3rd 4 (25) 2 tips Mitbaahy W: 9st 8lb Age: 7 yo Colt

14/1

J: Jamie Spencer T: Charles Hills

OR: 104 RPR: 116 Form: /2-052

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4th 10 (11) Completely Random W: 9st 6lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

7/1

J: Ryan Moore T: Harry Charlton

OR: 102 RPR: 117 Form: 110020

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5th 28 (26) Toca Madera W: 9st 0lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

25/1

J: Saffie Osborne T: David O’Meara

OR: 96 RPR: 116 Form: 031604

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6th 17 (23) 1 tip Far Above Dream W: 9st 3lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

6/1

J: Kieran Shoemark T: James Owen

OR: 99 RPR: 117 Form: 01-114

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7th 6 (21) 1 tip Sondad W: 9st 8lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

9/1

J: Joanna Mason T: Michael & David Easterby

OR: 104 RPR: 111 Form: 3-0191

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8th 24 (7) King Of Light W: 9st 1lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Marco Ghiani T: Stuart Williams

OR: 97 RPR: 117 Form: -25107

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9th 20 (14) Flash Harry W: 9st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

33/1

J: Mr Jack Nicholls T: Clive Cox

OR: 98 RPR: 118 Form: 310-60

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10th 2 (2) Dubai Bling W: 9st 11lb Age: 4 yo Colt

33/1

J: William Buick T: Hugo Palmer

OR: 107 RPR: 114 Form: 071201

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11th 14 (6) Annaf W: 9st 4lb Age: 7 yo Horse

40/1

J: Daniel Muscutt T: Michael Appleby

OR: 100 RPR: 115 Form: 760037

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12th 1 (20) 4 tips Soldiers Tree W: 9st 12lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

13/2

J: Mason Paetel T: James Owen

OR: 108 RPR: 117 Form: -12333

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13th 25 (8) Dark Thirty W: 9st 0lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

12/1

J: Jason Hart T: John & Sean Quinn

OR: 96 RPR: 116 Form: 710212

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14th 12 (15) Tuco Salamanca W: 9st 5lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

14/1

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Ollie Sangster

OR: 101 RPR: 116 Form: 59-161

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15th 7 (24) Run Boy Run W: 9st 7lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

22/1

J: George Wood T: Richard Spencer

OR: 103 RPR: 114 Form: 120040

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16th 19 (18) Realign W: 9st 2lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

20/1

J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas

OR: 98 RPR: 113 Form: 17-918

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17th 9 (27) 1 tip Get It W: 9st 6lb Age: 8 yo Gelding

50/1

J: Pat Cosgrave T: George Baker

OR: 102 RPR: 103 Form: 11060-

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18th 27 (4) Gold Star Hero W: 9st 0lb Age: 4 yo Colt

80/1

J: Hector Crouch T: Michael Bell

OR: 96 RPR: 115 Form: 7-1115

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19th 5 (17) West Acre W: 9st 8lb Age: 4 yo Gelding

66/1

J: Darragh Keenan T: George Scott

OR: 104 RPR: 118 Form: 824-53

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20th 11 (28) Garfield Shadow W: 9st 5lb Age: 5 yo Colt

50/1

J: Harry Vigors T: Hamad Al Jehani

OR: 101 RPR: 106 Form: 3321/2

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21st 18 (16) Hammer The Hammer W: 9st 3lb Age: 4 yo Colt

33/1

J: Toby Moore T: Kevin Ryan

OR: 99 RPR: 119 Form: 056-00

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22nd 3 (9) Northern Champion W: 9st 9lb Age: 3 yo Colt

40/1

J: Ashley Lewis T: Ed Walker

OR: 109 RPR: 108 Form: -11091

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23rd 21 (19) 1 tip Berkshire Whisper W: 9st 1lb Age: 4 yo Colt

40/1

J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding

OR: 97 RPR: 116 Form: 4-0348

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24th 16 (22) Fandom W: 9st 3lb Age: 5 yo Colt

33/1

J: Sean Levey T: Richard Hannon

OR: 99 RPR: 116 Form: 631043

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25th 23 (12) 1 tip Ferrous OUR TIP W: 9st 1lb Age: 6 yo Gelding

18/1

J: Callum Rodriguez T: Jack Channon

OR: 97 RPR: 118 Form: 426562

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26th 15 (3) Invictus Gold W: 9st 4lb Age: 4 yo Colt

66/1

J: Jason Watson T: Tom Clover

OR: 100 RPR: 115 Form: 5-3928

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27th 8 (13) 2 tips Two Tribes W: 9st 6lb Age: 5 yo Gelding

11/2

J: David Egan T: Richard Spencer

OR: 102 RPR: 117 Form: 200072

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Non-runners

Candy

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£620.80
Straight Forecast	£397.04
Tricast	£5760.08
Trifecta	£14567.90

Selections

D Express:

Berkshire Whisper

Daily Mail:

Soldier’s Tree

Daily Mirror:

Sondad

Daily Record:

Two Tribes

LAMBOURN:

Mitbaahy

POSTDATA:

Soldier’s Tree

SPOTLIGHT:

Ferrous

TOPSPEED:

Get It

Telegraph:

Mitbaahy

The Guardian:

Far Above Dream

The Star:

Two Tribes

The Sun:

Soldier’s Tree

The Times:

Soldier’s Tree

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Stewards’ Cup Tips – Overlooked Outsiders

The Stewards’ Cup is a cracking contest and down the years we’ve had winners at 33/1, 40/1 and even 50/1. This makes it well worth identifying some outsiders that could outrun their healthy each-way odds.

How to Pick a Stewards’ Cup Winner

The Stewards’ Cup is a notoriously tricky sprint handicap and therefore it’s perhaps no real surprise that there’s been a real spread when it comes to the ages of the winning horses in recent years. Three 3yos have won the Stewards’ Cup in the last decade (all went off favourite) but we’ve also had two 6yo winners and a 7yo winner, so neither experience nor lack of makes a massive difference.

Being a handicap, the Stewards’ Cup weights have a part to play, and this is a race which has tended to go towards a classy horse carrying a big weight as opposed to a well-handicapped runner off a light burden. Seven of the last ten Stewards’ Cup winners carried most than 9st to victory, whilst four carried 9st 6lb or more.

The draw is always worth taking note of in the Stewards’ Cup, yet we’ve had a real spread of winners from across the track recently. Magical Memory won from stall 1 in 2015, but Rex Imperator won from stall 26 in 2013. Generally speaking, being drawn in either the top 10 or low 10 stalls has been the place to be, with this finding eight of the last ten winners.

All About The Stewards’ Cup: Past and Present

The Stewards’ Cup is one of the longest-standing handicaps around and is now one of the highlights of the Glorious Goodwood festival. Having originally been run on the opening day, the Stewards’ Cup has now moved to the final day – day 5, where it takes pride of place on the card.

The race has had many sponsors throughout the years, with the likes of the Tote and William Hill sponsoring the race in the early 80s and 90s, the race runs in the name of bookmaker Coral in 2026.

Five horses have won the Stewards’ Cup more than once, but none since the 60s and no horse has won three Stewards’ Cups. John Scott and James Jewitt are the joint most successful trainers in the history of the Stewards’ Cup with four wins apiece, whilst Richard Hughes is currently the most successful rider in the history of the Stewards’ Cup, having landed four renewals.

How Do Horses Qualify For the Stewards’ Cup Race?

Horses aged 3yo and up are available to run in the Stewards’ Cup, whilst both sexes can contest the race. The race is an open handicap, so it has no parameters in terms of topweight and has a maximum field size of 28.

What is the Stewards Cup Prize Money in 2026?

The Stewards’ Cup winner gets £128,850 whilst the second picks up over £50,000. 

Stewards’ Cup Past Winners 

Check out some of the recent winners of the Stewards’ Cup.