Castle Irwell Racing 1950

The Manchester November Handicap. Castle Irwell, Lancashire.

L/S Crowded rings. M/S Crowds around bookies. M/S Bookie taking bets. M/S Tick-tack man. M/S Horses parading in paddock. M/S Pan Jai Mahal, being led round. M/S Towards Devancer being led round. C/U Jockey walking in paddock. C/U Punter studying race-cards. M/S Horses being led in paddock - Jockeys up. M/S Pan Gordon Richards on No.10. leaving paddock. M/S Crowds around bookmakers. C/U Hesitant looking tick-tack man.

L/S Horses going up to tapes. L/S Type looking through glasses. L/S Pan start and follow of race. L/S Towards horses galloping and throwing up mud. M/S Towards and pan into back view . Horses racing and throwing up mud. M/S Crowd. L/S Towards and pan horses racing down straight. Winner Coltbridge (with Joe Sime up) in clear lead 2nd and 3rd fighting it out. M/S Crowd. M/S Horses being led into unsaddling enclosure. M/S Winner being unsaddled. M/S Mud splattered jockeys carrying walking towards. C/U Winning horse Coltbridge.

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• 1950

[iansimeyt]

Joe Sime was my Dad's uncle, and it's fantastic to be able to see footage of him.

metalmagpie - I would love to know your friend's connection to Joe - we may be related !

[VinnyLFC]

Its amazing to see this footage, my Grandad has told me alot about Joe Sime (his Uncle, so I suppose hes my great great uncle) but to see him winning like this is unbelievable.

[metalmagpie]

Joe Sime was my friends Grandfather, nice to see a memory of him.