Goodwood Stewards' Cup Day

Coral Stewards' Cup Day 1 Aug 26

Qatar Goodwood Festival, Day 5

Goodwood Racecourse

The 5th and final day of the Qatar Goodwood festival will reach a fitting climax with one of the highlights of the British Flat racing season, the Coral Stewards' Cup. The race provides a thrilling cavalry charge down Goodood's 6 furlong course in a fiercely contested handicaps of the season

Tickets for the Goodwood Enclosure, not quite the Richmond but we did get a great spot from the stands

We stayed at Brook Barn in Graffham deep in the South Downs

                                   Making friends with the locals

                                Dinner in the Foresters Arms Inn        

Raceday: Leaving for the races

Entering at the East Entrance

Welcome to Qatar, I mean Goodwood

Time	Race details	Distance
13:50	Highclere Castle Gin Summer Handicap Stakes GBB+ · Class 2 · Three-year-olds	1m 6f
14:25	Coral Glorious Stakes Class 1 · Group 3 · Four-year-olds and older	1m 4f
15:00	Qatar Lillie Langtry Stakes Class 1 · Group 2 · Three-year-olds and older · Fillies and mares only	1m 6f
15:35	Coral Stewards’ Cup Heritage Handicap · Class 2 · Three-year-olds and older	6f
16:10	Phase Eight Handicap Stakes Class 2 · Three-year-olds	7f
16:45	British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 2 · Two-year-old colts and geldings only	7f
17:20	Coral Rewards Shaker Handicap Stakes Class 3 · Three-year-olds and older	1m 1f

Goodwood's pronounced gradients and sharp bends favour the active, handy type of horse, the fluent mover rather than the big, long striding runner, and this applies especially in short races and when the going is fast

The Sussex Roof Garden Bar

The Sussex Grandstand

March Grandstand

The Parade Ring

Selecting the first horses 

Ciders in the Bolney Pavilion

Finding our spot for the 1st race

View from the Sussex Grandstand

View across the South Downs just prior to the fourth race and main event, 'the Coral Stewards' Cup'

The Cavalry Charge for the Stewards' Cup

Looks like Sue has backed a winner

Back at the Tote for the Seventh Race

Bets are placed for the final race

Unicorns are real

The Unicorn Inn, Heyshott (nr Midhurst) in the South Downs is definitely real

Our adventure in the South Downs is coming to an end but what a brilliant Birthday Present. 💕