News in Colour: The Grand National

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1975

Date Released

10 Apr 1967

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour the Grand National. DESCRIPTION: From Aintree, the World’s Greatest Steeplechase, recorded by our colour cameras, with dramatic ringside scenes from right alongside the rails, to bring you all the highlights of this outstanding sporting event. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS bookies umbrellas. Zoom out to GV Aintree. BS man in crowd holding umbrella. BS crowd with umbrella. LS ditto. MS ditto. MS Tim Durant weighing in. MS David Nicholson mounts Bassnet in paddock. MLS jockey mounts No 31 Leedsy. MS horses out of paddock. MS crowd. MS No 2 Freddie paraded in front of stand. LS No 13 Greek Scholar paraded in front of stand. MS crowd. LS No 15 Honey End paraded in front of stand. CU crowd. LS No 19 The Fossa paraded in front of stand. GV horses being paraded. MS crowd. GV horses milling around at start. MS crowd. GV pan start of Grand National. Trucking shot horses over first fence. Rutherfords, Princeful and Kirtle Lad in lead. As they go over 2nd fence No 30 Penvulgo in lead. Trucking shot No 32 Princeful. Pan to leader No 30 Penvulgo as they go over 3rd fence. After 3rd fence No 17 Castle Falls in 3rd place. Pan to rest of field as they go over 4th fence. GV horses over Becher’s. Penvulgo, Princeful & Barberyn in lead. Zoom into Border Fury who fell. GV horses over fence at Canal Turn, Penvulgo & Princeful still in lead. Trucking shot horse’s head. Trucking shot horses over jump. No 32 Princeful in lead, No 11 Rutherfords and No 24 Kirtle Lad following. GV field over last fence on first circuit. GV field over water jump. Trucking shot No 24 Kirtle Lad and No 11 Rutherfords in lead. No 11 takes lead after jump. Trucking shot No 11 Rutherfords in lead over fence. GV field over Becher’s Brook for 2nd time. Trucking shot No 11 Rutherfords & No 17 Castle Falls in lead as they approach jump No 23. Two loose horses refuse jump and the following horses pile up before fence. GV Foinavon manages to jump fence and comes towards Canal Turn in lead. Zoom in the rest of the field jump fence. GV Foinavon over Canal Turn followed by remainder of field. Trucking shot Foinavon in lead jumps fence. Trucking shot Aussie, Packed Home and Greek Scholar following over jump. Zoom out Foinavon jumps last fence followed by Honey End and the rest of the field. MCU crowd. Pan Foinavon passes finishing post. MS crowd. MLS Foinavon ridden into unsaddling enclosure. MS pan ditto. Jockey John Buckingham dismounts. MS John Buckingham taking off saddle. MS crowd. MS Foinavon led around unsaddling enclosure. Colour End Title.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Weather; Accidents and disasters; Newsreels

Locations

Liverpool; Aintree; England

Card file number

92230

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

566

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