The Grand National

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
46/28
Date Released
8 Apr 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Special full reel issue of Grand National. Start to finish cover by teams of cameramen stationed at famous key-points over the gruelling course. Peace-time racing touches new high-spot with this most colourful of Britain’s jumping classics. Result: 1st No 11 Lovely Cottage 25-1 2nd No 19 Jack Finlay 100-1 3rd No 1 Prince Regent 3-1 (NS and slow motion). Thirty-four horses ran. No 2 Symbole breaks his neck at Beecher’s Brook.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Aintree
Length of story (in feet)
666
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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