The Oaks

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1514

Date Released

9 Jun 1958

Date submitted

6 Jun 1958

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5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Oaks - 1958. DESCRIPTION: It was fine weather for Ladies’ Day. Her Majesty the Queen was at Epsom again, with members of the Royal Family. The Queen was talking to Lester Piggott, who was riding her filly Persian Wheel. Seventeen fillies set out on the testing mile and a half, and None Nicer was an early pacemaker. But the winner of the Oaks was Bella Paola giving victory to France. SHOTLIST: Key stock racing background. GV Epsom MS Queen walking. MS paddock. GV horses on way to start. MS horse No 1. MS Royal Family. MS runners board. GV start. MS race from Tattenham Corner. MS finish. MS Queen. TS winner led in. Same. Winner for France ‘Bella Paola’.

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Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

132

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