Cart Horse Derby (1957)

Handcross, Sussex. L, S of a field with a marquee in the foreground and lots of people milling about. A child rides by on a white horse. M, S of a row of bookmakers with people walking about in front of them. C, U of a bookmaker taking a bet off a man, C, U as he puts the slip into a big bag. The narrator says this is a Derby and gymkhana for cart horses which are often forgotten in favour of race horses. L, S of cart horses walking round in a circle, they are being ridden bareback, M, S of the horses. C, U of one grey horse, it has a female jockey with number 26 on her sleeve. C, U of the legs of a horse trotting along, it is followed by another one. M, S of people in the crowd looking and smiling. L, S of the start of the race, the horses set off at a run. C, U of people in the crowd watching them. M, S of the horses racing past. C, U of a young couple in the crowd. M, S of the winning horse Golden Boy ridden by Sally Dungay. A man walks up and pats the horse. M, S from another angle as he presents