The Grand National
Series
- Series Name
- British Paramount News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Summary
- 300,000 spectators see 100-1 Irish outsider Caughee win this year’s race under adverse weather conditions. Last minute surprise is withdrawal of previous winner Lovely Cottage.
- Keywords
- Sport; Horse racing
- Locations
- Aintree; England; Lancashire
- Footage sources
- British Movietone News
- Library number
- 16089
- Credits:
-
- Camera
- Ian Duncan Struthers
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Length of story (in feet)
- 504
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Production Documents
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Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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- Web
- http://reuters.screenocean.com/
- Phone
- +44(0)1954 262052
- Address
- 124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX - Notes
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How to cite this record
'The Grand National', British Paramount News Issue No. 1678, 31 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40479 (Accessed 29 Mar 2026)