2026 Stewards' Cup Tips - Odds, draw, trends and final selections

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Odds, trends and tips for the 2026 Stewards' Cup
This heritage handicap headlines the card on day five of Glorious Goodwood on Saturday 1st August
Fandom and Mitbaahy feature in our tips

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The Stewards' Cup at Glorious Goodwood. (Getty)

The fifth and final card at Glorious Goodwood is headlined by one of the biggest betting races of the season, the Stewards' Cup. This heritage handicap was first held at Goodwood back in 1840 and 28 top-quality sprinters will enter the stalls ahead of this year's renewal.

I've taken a look through the final field for the Steward's Cup and highlighted some key recurring trends, before picking out our best Glorious Goodwood day five tips.

2026 Stewards' Cup Odds

Name	Odds
Far Above Dream	7/1
Two Tibes	8/1
Soldier's Tree	9/1
Dubai Bling	12/1
Sondad	12/1
Bar	14/1

2026 Stewards Cup Trends

18 of the last 19 winners had won over six furlongs
18 of the last 19 winners were aged six or younger
18 of the last 19 winners had run at least three times already that season
17 of the last 19 winners had won at Class 2 level or above
15 of the last 19 winners came from a double-figure stall
14 of the last 19 winners had won during that season
13 of the last 19 winners ran at Ascot, Newmarket or York on their last start
12 of the last 19 winners carried 9-01 or more
11 of the last 19 winners went off at 10/1 or bigger

Two Tribes won last year's Stewards' Cup just days after landing the International at Ascot, and Richard Spencer's star returns to Goodwood on the back of an excellent second in that seven furlong handicap. The defending champion has been drawn in stall 13, and I'm sure Spencer would have preferred a much wider draw, given that eight of the last ten winners came from gate 15 or wider.

2026 Stewards' Cup Tip 1 - Fandom

I'm going to stick with FANDOM (20/1), who can still be backed at the same price that I took a couple of weeks ago. Richard Hannon's recruit made his stable debut over five furlongs here in May, before placing at York and scoring at Thirsk after finishing sixth at Goodwood.

Sean Levey's mount then attempted to make all from stall one in the Wokingham, only fading out of contention entering the final furlong. Fandom could only finish fourth at Windsor nine days later, and was last seen back over five furlongs at Ascot, staying on well to finish third behind the excellent Dubai Bling.

This stocky son of Showcasing started his career in the USA, winning sprints for Wesley Ward and Brad Cox, before a brief stint with Joseph O'Brien. Fandom then represented Olly Murphy in two sprints at St Moritz in February, losing narrowly on both occasions, and has maintained that solid form since joining Hannon's operation.

This hardy sprinter has shown a great attitude throughout a busy campaign. Fandom handled Goodwood well enough on his stable debut here in May, and he looks to have a great chance after being drawn in stall 22.

dubai bling — Fandom (right) flies home to finish just behind Dubai Bling at Ascot. (Getty)

2026 Stewards' Cup Draw

Stall	Name
1	Candy
2	Dubai Bling
3	Invictus Gold
4	Gold Star Hero
5	Stratusnine
6	Annaf
7	King Of Light
8	Dark Thirty
9	Northern Champion
10	Evening Saigon
11	Completely Random
12	Ferrous
13	Two Tribes
14	Flash Harry
15	Tuco Salamanca
16	Hammer The Hammer
17	West Acre
18	Realign
19	Berkshire Whisper
20	Soldier's Tree
21	Sondad
22	Fandom
23	Far Above Dream
24	Run Boy Run
25	Mitbaahy
26	Toca Madera
27	Get It
28	Garfields Shadow

2026 Stewards' Cup Tip 2 - Mitbaahy

Another that has landed a favourably high draw is an old favourite of mine, MITBAAHY (14/1). Charlie Hills' recruit won Listed and Group Three sprints during his spell with Roger Varian, before claiming the biggest win of his career under Jamie Spencer in the 2024 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh.

Mitbaahy only ran once during an injury-ravaged 2025 campaign, and finished last on his reappearance in the Cammidge Trophy. On his handicap debut in the Wokingham, Hills' sprinter roared home from the rear to finish a close fifth behind Double Rush, and wasn't beaten far when pitched back into Pattern company on his most recent outing in the Hackwood Stakes.

Hills is an absolute genius when it comes to training sprinters. Battaash was an absolute world-beater, and Khaadem was the same age as Mitbaahy when he won the first of his two Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. Jamie Spencer reprises his successful partnership with Mitbaahy for this high-profile handicap assignment, and Hills' star is certainly classy enough to carry 9-8 to victory at Goodwood.

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Verdict

2026 Stewards' Cup

Mitbaahy and Fandom are our two against the field in Saturday's Stewards' Cup.

Mitbaahy E/W

2026 Stewards' Cup Tip 1

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2026 Stewards' Cup Tip 2

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