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2023 Stewards' Cup Tips - Odds, trends and final selections

Jon Vine

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Last updated: 04 Aug 2023

Jon Vine 04 Aug 2023

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Odds, trends and tips for the 2023 Stewards' Cup
This heritage handicap headlines the card on day five of Glorious Goodwood on Saturday 5th August
King's Lynn and Aleezdancer are our ante-post selections
We've also added Significantly to our tips

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Connor Beasley riding Commanche Falls (L, yellow/black) win The Unibet Stewards' Cup during the Qatar Goodwood Festival. (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.

2023 Stewards' Cup Odds

Name	Odds
Orazio	5/1
Apollo One	12/1
Albasheer	12/1
Bielsa	14/1
King's Lynn	14/1
Mum's Tipple	16/1
Bar	20/1

2023 Stewards' Cup Trends

16 of the last 16 winners had won over six furlongs
15 of the last 16 winners were aged six or younger
15 of the last 16 winners had run at least three times already that season
14 of the last 16 winners had won at Class 2 level or above
12 of the last 16 winners came from a double-figure stall
11 of the last 16 winners had won during that season
11 of the last 16 winners carried 9-01 or more
11 of the last 16 winners ran at Ascot, Newmarket or York on their last start
9 of the last 16 winners went off at 10/1 or bigger

Following an unseasonably wet July, the ground at Goodwood was already soft leading into the Glorious meeting. A deluge of rain on Wednesday moved the going towards heavy, but Thursday's and Friday's card were played out under clear skies. Saturday's forecast, however, looks dreadfully wet and I wouldn't be surprised if the going reverted back to heavy before Saturday's main event.

2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 1 - King's Lynn

King's Lynn E/W2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 1 WAS 16/1 NOW 14/1

If this year's Stewards' Cup did turn into a hard slog on heavy ground, then KING'S LYNN'S (Tipped at 16/1, now 14/1) proven class could come to the fore.

Andrew Balding's six-year-old is former Group Two winner and has twice won Listed races on soft ground. King's Lynn has also performed will in soft ground handicaps in the past, most notably a narrow defeat to Rohaan in the 2021 Wokingham.

Following a pipe-opener at Doncaster, King's Lynn has maintained a high level of form in handicaps this season. Ryan Moore's mount was only beaten a length by the well-handicapped Nymphadora at Chester's May Festival, and has since run very well in defeat under Harry Davies twice at Ascot.

Davies has called up to take the ride again at Glorious Goodwood, reducing King's Lynn's burden to 9-8. Five of the last six winners of the Stewards' Cup carried 9-05 or more, so I'm sure Balding and the Royal Family will be hopeful of a big run.

2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 2 - Aleezdancer

Aleezdancer E/W2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 2WAS 40/1 NOW 16/1

I was planning to highlight Significantly at the ante-post stage, before he was declared for a handicap at Ascot on King George day. Instead, I picked out ALEEZDANCER (Tipped at 40/1, now 16/1), who's five turf victories have all come on soft ground.

Kevin Ryan's four-year-old beat Dakota Gold in a Class Two at Ripon last season, setting a time that was nearly a second quicker than what the classy Swingalong clocked when winning over the same course-and-distance. Aleezdancer made a winning start to this season too, powering clear to beat several dangerous rivals on soft ground at Doncaster.

Neil Callan's mount then finished sixth behind current favourite Orazio at Newmarket, and was only beaten three-and-a-half lengths as Bielsa won during York's Dante Meeting. Aleezdancer has struggled on his two most recent starts, but those defeats will see Ryan's four-year-old enter the Steward's Cup running off a perfectly winnable mark and conditions are bound to come up in Aleezdancer's favour.

2023 Stewards' Cup Tip 3 - Significantly

Significantly E/W2023 Stewards' Cup Tip 3GET 20/1 HERE

Both of my ante-post selections have been declared. Neither, however, have landed particularly favourable draws, seeing as runners drawn high have fared best in recent years, so I'll have a third punt on one drawn on the stand's side of the track.

As I mentioned in my ante-post preview above, SIGNIFICANTLY (20/1) ran in a hot handicap at Ascot on King George day. As the ground dried out, Julie Camacho's sprinter drifted in the betting, but Significantly still gave a very good account of himself, running on to snatch second in the closing stages.

During his time with Karl Burke, Significantly won the Palace Of Holyrood House Stakes on bottomless ground at Royal Ascot in 2021, before following up a month later to reach a mark in the 100s. Having lost his way for Burke, Significantly moved to Julie Camacho's yard in the spring and ran really well on his stable debut at Ayr. Camacho's recruit then claimed an overdue victory at Haydock, beating some talented sprinters with a fine front-running performance over six furlongs.

Significantly must have come out of last Saturday's race at Ascot well to warrant the seven-day turnaround. Joe Fanning's mount remains 12 pounds short of the peak rating he reached in 2021 and soft ground should see Significantly to best effect.

Verdict

2023 Stewards Cup

King's Lynn and Aleezdancer were our two ante-post tips in the 2023 Stewards' Cup. We've also added Significantly into our selections after the field was confirmed.

King's Lynn E/W

2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 1

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2023 Stewards' Cup Ante-Post Tip 2

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Significantly E/W

2023 Stewards' Cup Tip 3

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