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I had to type in my local track Fontwell and there is some footage from 1949 with Moaveen running for the queen who is visiting the course to watch it run!
By use of the search on that site, I’ve found film of races from Ascot, Alexandra Palace, Brighton, Doncaster, Epsom, Goodwood, Lincoln, Manchester, and Salisbury.
I was sent a link on Twitter today that includes some of the Pathe footage from Ally Pally which Alan was probably referring to. No sound, but otherwise entirely watchable footage of what I understand is / was McCririck’s favourite course of all time. Enjoy!
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
The early December 2009 meeting of another former Rules course, Cottenham, is viewable via the same source,
Looks like the above fixture has found its way onto Youtube since the above was posted. Have a look at the fastest, sharpest Point-to-Point track in the country, still using basically the same layout (and the same grandstand) as ever it did in the 1930s.
The course, incidentally, is run by the Gingells (as in Matt), and the starter is one Sir Mark Prescott.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
The early December 2009 meeting of another former Rules course, Cottenham, is viewable via the same source,
Looks like the above fixture has found its way onto Youtube since the above was posted. Have a look at the fastest, sharpest Point-to-Point track in the country, still using basically the same layout (and the same grandstand) as ever it did in the 1930s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ctVs1vxl0o
The course, incidentally, is run by the Gingells (as in Matt), and the starter is one Sir Mark Prescott.
Commentary is by ATR world racing regular James Crispe, joint PRO for Pointing’s East Anglia Area.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
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