The Grand National 1959 (1959)

Titles read: “THE GRAND NATIONAL“. Aintree, Liverpool in Merseyside. General view of horses parading around the paddock. Crowds milling about. M/Ss of horses labelled ’Mr What’ and ’Tiberetta’ being led past camera. General view of bookmakers and punters. Bookie Morry Peter takes bets at his stand. Horses including ’Oxo’ ridden by Michael Scudamore and ’Wyndburgh’ ridden by Tim Brookshaw make their way to the starting line. Good shots of people making last minute bets; ferret-faced man thrusts his money into bookie’s hand. Horses gather at starting point. The tapes go up and they’re off! Various shots of the horses running around the course. ’Nic Atkins’ and ’Stop List’ fall at the first jump. People in the crowd watch through binoculars. Great tracking shot of the action. ’Surprise Packet’ (ridden by G Scott) is in the lead with Tiberetta (ridden by Alan Oughton) almost level. View from Becher’s Brook (remote control camera) as the horses take the jump. Slow motion footage of the h