Royal Tan’s National (1954)

Aintree. GV mass crowds in Aintree course waiting for start of Grand National. LV horses milling around, & SV. SV horse having girth adjusted. LV start, pan to back view. GV crowd. LV approaching No 1. First horses over Alberoni, Gentle Moya, Swinton Hero, Whispering Steel, fall at this jump. Pan to back view. Leaders over No 2 Baire and Minimax fell, Dominick’s Bar dropped dead. SV Alberoni standing by No 1 jump. LV injured jockey being carried from course. LV approaching and over No 5. Leaders over. LV approaching beechers. Leaders jump (into slow motion.) LV crowd, shot away from beechers. LV pan, towards No 7. Leaders over, pan as they approach the canal turn. LV horses approaching canal turn. SV leaders over. Statesman fumbles and throws jockey. Pan to back view as they approach valantines. LV ground shot, approaching valantines and jumping. LV over valantines. LV approaching No 12. Leaders over, Border Luck falls. SV pan between 12 and 13, lead by Coneyburrow. LV approaching No 13, leaders over. Leg