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Year
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1951
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Title
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The Galloping Major
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The Galloping Major
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Description
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Story of purchase by a Cockney syndicate of an unsuccessful racehorse. [BFI] "The majority of racing scenes were filmed at Alexandra Park racecourse (1868-1970) also known as "Ally Pally" which used to be situated right in front of Alexandra Palace in Muswell Hill. The course was also called the "Frying Pan" due to it's unique design with a straight run in and a pear shaped loop at one end - in some races the horses used to start at the finish line, run up the straight around the oval and back down the straight - similar to longer races at Salisbury and Hamilton today but with much tighter bends (see pictures below). The final scenes used real footage from one of the Aintree Grand Nationals around the time with thrills and spills a plenty - luckily the race has been made a lot safer these days! The Grand National footage was interspersed with comical footage of Major Hill on board The Galloping Major which fondly reminded me of the Harry Enfield jockey sketches." - Martin Vinnie Smith (https://www.britishhorseracingmovies.uk/the-galloping-major)
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01:22
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https://www.britishhorseracingmovies.uk/the-galloping-major
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PG (UK)
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