Coral Stewards Cup report and replay: Get If springs surprise

That proved to be the place to be in the traditional cavalry charge and it was clear a furlong out that Pat Corgrave was going to be involved in the finish aboard the leader

Apollo One (14/1) tried his best to close him down but was still adrift at the line with the well-backed Billyjoh (13/2) faring best of those drawn low in third.

Mostabshir (14/1) came home well for fourth but like the rest found the winner had gone beyond recall.

The winning trainer told ITV Racing: "It’s an old cliché but I couldn’t believe what price he was this morning. Forget about his last run, he hates Ascot – it was a 100-grand race but we shouldn’t have gone for it as five furlongs doesn’t suit a front-runner. He won well at Epsom and I love it when we get drawn on the fence because he likes to jump and get over for a furlong and then you can ride him after that. I’m not saying that I thought he would win today, but I didn’t think that he was a 50/1 shot."

Trainer George Baker added: "Being a Sussex man, I've been coming to this race since I was 5,6,7 and I watched it for many years before I became a racehorse trainer so to go and win this race on my doorstep means a huge amount. It really does tick a massive box for me.

"It's a massive team of wonderful owners and we've had a lot of fun with this horse in Bahrain but I think this party might go on a little bit longer. I've got a local friends here. We've got a house full for a week, it's been a long week. Having a party that started on Tuesday and probably won't end until next Tuesday. It's magical.

"I couldn't believe how well he was going. I was delighted we drew that draw. He came out of the hat second and Pat and I talked about it. Look, it was pretty simple. I kept looking around and thinking something is going to come because you don't expect to win the Stewards' Cup, but I've just won the Stewards' Cup!"

Part-owner Mark Tracey added: “We’ve come to Goodwood for 31 years racing horses and we’ve never had a ‘Glorious’ winner. It’s a fantastic feeling. He’s won in Bahrain, he’s won in the Racing League, and he’s now won the Stewards’ Cup!”

Richard Kingscote, who ride Apollo One, said: "He ran well. We were drawn on the right side. I followed the winner the whole way and just couldn’t peg him back.”

Mick Appleby said of Bobbyjoh: "He’s run very well, I just think we were drawn on the wrong side. You see they were cutting into it a lot more on the far side than on the stands side; they went a lot quicker on the stands rail, where the winner’s come from. We’ll give him a break now - he’s had a tough campaign, so we’ll give him a few months off, I think. He’ll probably run in the autumn, then possibly on the all-weather.”

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