Cart Horse Derby (1957)

Handcross, Sussex. L/S of a field with a marquee in the foreground and lots of people milling about. A child rides by on a white horse. M/S of a row of bookmakers with people walking about in front of them. C/U of a bookmaker taking a bet off a man, C/U as he puts the slip into a big bag. The narrator says this is a Derby and gymkhana for cart horses which are often forgotten in favour of race horses. L/S of cart horses walking round in a circle, they are being ridden bareback, M/S of the horses. C/U of one grey horse, it has a female jockey with number ’26’ on her sleeve. C/U of the legs of a horse trotting along, it is followed by another one. M/S of people in the crowd looking and smiling. L/S of the start of the race, the horses set off at a run. C/U of people in the crowd watching them. M/S of the horses racing past. C/U of a young couple in the crowd. M/S of the winning horse ’Golden Boy’ ridden by Sally Dungay. A man walks up and pats the horse. M/S from another angle as he presents