Irish Derby

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2143A
Date Released
2 Jul 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Derby. DESCRIPTION: Hot favourite Nijinsky runs away with the Irish Sweeps Derby, the third in his hat trick of classics. Movietone’s there for the event, among the crowd and the bookies who weren’t taking many chances with Nijinsky’s odds at 11 - 4 on. SHOTLIST: CU sign Irish Sweeps Derby 1970. GV crowds in front on grandstand. SV pan girl in straw hat & trouser suit. SV 3 girls pan down to trouser suits. GV crowd & bookies. CU bookie’s name Paddy Meehan pan to bookie. SV people betting. CU money in bag. LV crowd & tote board. GV pan horses parading on course. SV jockey mounts No 5 (Meadowville). SV jockey mounts No 10 (Nijinsky). GV horses parading. SV pan Nijinsky. GV pan mass crowds in stands. SV bookies. LV ditto. CU man with cigar. GV priest. LV horses at starting gate. SV people watch. GV horses in gate - off, pan to back view. GV group of officials watch from tower. GV round bend into straight. CU man looks through binoculars. GV racing down straight No 10 Nijinsky moves through on inside & takes lead, followed by No 5 (Meadowville) past post, end of scene. GV crowd. SV jockey dismounts from Nijinsky. Liam Ward on Nijinsky, Lester Piggott on Meadowville.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Fashion and costume
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Curragh
Card file number
96126
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Irish Derby', British Movietone News Issue No. 2143A, 2 Jul 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28390 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)