Ribot Wins at Ascot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1416A
Date Released
26 Jul 1956
Date submitted
23 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1International Horse Show
  2. 2Ribot Wins at Ascot
  3. 3Personalities: Cricketers at the Palace
  4. 4Personalities: Lord Radcliffe
  5. 5Personalities: Tito’s Guests
  6. 6Hotel Falls Down
  7. 7Car Workers Defy Pickets
  8. 8Comets for USA
  9. 9Miss Universe
  10. 10Royal Visit to Bomber Command

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ribot Wins at Ascot (King George VI Stakes). DESCRIPTION: At Ascot, The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was won by Ribot, he won by five lengths from High Veldt to scoop the prize of over £23,000. SHOTLIST: LS towards stands etc. TPS of crowds walking around. Queen and Queen Mother walking along. Shot of the Queen’s horse High Veldt walking along. Queen Mother in paddock. Shot of Todrai running under the starting line and unseating his jockey V Vandendriessche. Panning shot horses running along. Jockey walking along. Horse running back. Jockey tries to catch him but fails. MCU of jockey board. LS of the start of the race. Panning shots of the race. LS of the race. TPS of the race. Ribot wins. Slip pan to Ribot being led in.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Ascot; Berkshire
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
67681
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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