Racing at Sandown Park

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1456A

Date Released

2 May 1957

Date submitted

29 Apr 1957

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Racing at Sandown Park. DESCRIPTION: The second day of the Spring Meeting at Sandown Park drew racegoers in large numbers. Twenty four runners went out on the parade, for the new four thousand pound steeplechase for the Whitbread Gold Cup. Sir Winston Churchill attended the meeting. The winner was Much Obliged. Mrs Whitbread presented the trophy to his owner, Mr Draper. SHOTLIST: GV of crowd. Paddock. Walk round. Types. Bookies. SCU of Gold Cup and notice, reading Whitbread Gold Cup. Runners going onto parade. Sir Winston Churchill looking. Horses over jumps. Racing shots. Over fences. Eighth fence rider falls. Grey racing on its own. ‘Mandarin’. ‘Much Obliged’ wins. Led in by a neck. Mrs Whitbread presents the Gold Cup to the owner, Mr Draper.

Keywords

Horse racing; Politics and government

Locations

Sandown Park

Card file number

70508

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Ken Taylor
Camera: Samuelson
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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