Knock Hard Wins Gold Cup

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1240

Date Released

9 Mar 1953

Date submitted

5 Mar 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Stalin Dies
2. 2Knock Hard Wins Gold Cup
3. 3The Earl Marshal Talks of Coronation

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Knock Hard Wins Gold Cup. DESCRIPTION: In spite of cold weather at Cheltenham for the National Hunt Meeting, there was a very big crowd on Gold Cup Day - largely due, no doubt, to the attendance of the Queen and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The three miles two furlongs race, over twenty-four jumps, was won by Knock Hard ridden by Tim Moloney. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Grandstand. GV crowds, grandstand, Queen walks through with Lord Willoughby de Broke, also Queen Mother. Horses parade in paddock. Walk down to the start. Start of race. Horses over various jumps, falls etc. Knock Hard winning, passing post, Tim Moloney the jockey.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing

Locations

Cheltenham

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount

Card file number

58677

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

180

Story extras:

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