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; ferretfaced 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