40 1 Chance Wins Cambridgeshire (1945)

Full title reads: 401 CHANCE WINS Newmarket, Cambridgeshire. Various shots of the crowds, tictac men at work, bookies, paddock with horses parading around etc. Princess Elizabeth (later the Queen Elizabeth II) in the paddock. Horses and jockeys coming onto course getting ready for the race. Close up shot of starter. Gates go off, the race starts. Various shots of the race and the crowd watching. The finish of the race winner Esquire with jockey Guy Packer. GORDON RICHARDS RIDES HIS 3000th WINNER Several shots of another race jockey Gordon Richards winning his 3000th race. Close up shot of Richards on horse, entering paddock and unsaddling. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which incl