All Colour Reel: The Irish Derby
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- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 3
- Section Title
- All Colour Reel
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irish Derby - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Irish Derby - and this year there’s a field of fifteen out for the big money. A major upset at the start as the hot favourite - Linden Tree lurches awkwardly from the barrier - and remains a furlong behind all the way. A strong run, however for the French trained Irish Ball who won the race by four lengths. SHOTLIST: SV board Irish Sweeps Derby 1971. GV horses paraded. SV pan Irish Ball No 16 (Alfred Gilbert). SV Lombardo (Lester Piggott) . SV pan Linden Tree. GV pan massed crowds. SV bookies. CU board, Linden Tree 2/1, Irish Ball 3/1, Lombardo 8/1. CU bookie money into bag. SV sign total value £87,458. SV tic tack man & crowd. SV Piggott mounts Lombardo. GV horses and jockeys including Irish Ball. SVA Simpson mounts Parnell (No 6). SV L Ward up on Guillermont (No 14). SV Duncan Keith on Linden Tree (No 15). GV start of race pan 2 horses to front. GV as bunch come round bend for final straight. SV excited crowds. SV pan as Irish Ball takes over the lead followed by Lombardo & Guillermont, winner passes the post. GV crowds. LV zoom in winner led in. GV jockey dismounts. SV Irish Ball etc. GV owner (Mr Emile Littler) holds cup.
- Keywords
- Horse racing
- Locations
- Republic of Ireland; Curragh
- Card file number
- 97249
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Fleishchmann
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 221
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