Haydock Park Flat Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2261A
Date Released
5 Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Haydock Park Flat Racing. DESCRIPTION: A Gentleman’s challenge, a race between gourmet Clement Freud and storekeeper Sir Hugh Fraser - also the last of the experimental races with lady jockeys. SHOTLIST: GV zoom in race meeting at Haydock Park. SCU Clement Freud riding Winter Fair leaving paddock. LV ditto followed by Sir Hugh Fraser riding Star Award. CU man looking through glasses. SV start of two horse race with Freud on Winter Fair going into lead, pan to BV. SV crowds watching. LV pan Freud wins race. SCU Freud on Winter Fair followed by Star Award, after race. GV pan women’s race in progress with Rolus ridden by Mrs Dinah Nicholson well in lead, pan to BV. LV pan Rolus passes post to win. TV Rolus being led into winners’ enclosure. STV Mrs Nicholson dismounting. SCU Nicholson. GV crowds assembled for presentation. SV trophy presented to Britain’s first champion lady jockey, Meriel Tufnell. SCU Tufnell holding trophy.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Women
Locations
Lancashire
Card file number
98501
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Camera
Keith Pettinger
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Haydock Park Flat Racing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2261A, 5 Oct 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29586 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)