National Horses Prepare

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1397A
Date Released
15 Mar 1956
Date submitted
8 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Middle East Report
  2. 2Middle East Report
  3. 3The Queen’s Holiday
  4. 4Hmas Melbourne Sails
  5. 5National Horses Prepare
  6. 61,132 MPH
  7. *Rugby - Ireland V Wales

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Horses Prepare. DESCRIPTION: A string from Mr Sol Parker’s stables has a work out, on the sands at Rhyl, in North Wales. In Ireland, shots of Royal Tan. Meanwhile at Aintree, the course is being prepared, under the supervision of Mrs Topham, who is responsible for the vast organisation, behind the greatest steeplechase in the world. SHOTLIST: Shot of a string of horses onto the sands at Rhyl. Pippykin seen racing along the sands. Slip pan to Ireland. Shots of Prince Aly Khan’s Royal Tan. MCU of Vincent O’Brien and the jockey Tom Taafe. Slip pan to Aintree. MLS of Mrs Topham watching the jumps being prepared. MCU man seeing to a fence. MLS Mrs Topham with others watching. CU of various stable doors which housed winners. No 41 Reynoldstown etc.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree; Republic of Ireland; Wales; Rhyl
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
66220
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
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