All Colour Reel: The Irish Derby

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2195A

Date Released

1 Jul 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Section Title

All Colour Reel

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Derby - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Irish Derby - and this year there’s a field of fifteen out for the big money. A major upset at the start as the hot favourite - Linden Tree lurches awkwardly from the barrier - and remains a furlong behind all the way. A strong run, however for the French trained Irish Ball who won the race by four lengths. SHOTLIST: SV board Irish Sweeps Derby 1971. GV horses paraded. SV pan Irish Ball No 16 (Alfred Gilbert). SV Lombardo (Lester Piggott) . SV pan Linden Tree. GV pan massed crowds. SV bookies. CU board, Linden Tree 2/1, Irish Ball 3/1, Lombardo 8/1. CU bookie money into bag. SV sign total value £87,458. SV tic tack man & crowd. SV Piggott mounts Lombardo. GV horses and jockeys including Irish Ball. SVA Simpson mounts Parnell (No 6). SV L Ward up on Guillermont (No 14). SV Duncan Keith on Linden Tree (No 15). GV start of race pan 2 horses to front. GV as bunch come round bend for final straight. SV excited crowds. SV pan as Irish Ball takes over the lead followed by Lombardo & Guillermont, winner passes the post. GV crowds. LV zoom in winner led in. GV jockey dismounts. SV Irish Ball etc. GV owner (Mr Emile Littler) holds cup.

Keywords

Horse racing

Locations

Republic of Ireland; Curragh

Card file number

97249

Credits:

Camera: George Fleishchmann
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

221

Story extras:

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