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The first four shots of this sequence simply establish the situation and give the commentator time to prepare the audience for what is to follow. The music, which was loud and rousing over the titleto make the audience look up — is now faded down under the commentary, and changes to a light background tune to harmonise with the feeling of a pleasant afternoon's racing.
With the shots of Johnny Longden (5, 6), the first detail is brought in. The presence of America's champion jockey is of interest to racing enthusiasts and, moreover, serves to establish that the race has not yet begun, since the jockey is still in his street clothes.
The scene is now set : it has been established that we are on a race-course, that the race has not yet begun, and we have been introduced to a personality whom we shall later see in action.
In shot 7, we are shown the course for the first time which tells us that the race is soon to begin.
With the raising of the race-board, (10), we are one stage nearer and instinctively look towards the course (11).
The Aga Khan — a picturesque personality who is always news — Gordon Richards and Johnny Longden are now shown in short flashes (12-18) but the story is progressing because the scene of the action is now the paddock, with the riders getting ready.
An interesting point in Johnny Longden's style is noticed (18), and we see now why it was useful to draw attention to his presence earlier : if the audience had not seen him before, a long digression would now be necessary, which would be out of place just as the race is about to begin.
Shot 20 takes us one stage nearer, with the horses already on the course. The cut-in of the crowd (79), was necessary to indicate the passage of time while the horses file out of the paddock and reach the course.
Similarly, we cut away to the crowd again (21), to create a smooth transition to the shot of the horses starting the race (22). These two shots of the crowd (19, 21) also convey something of the atmosphere of anticipation before the race, and add to the effect of suddenly released excitement when the race begins.
For the same reason there has been no commentary over the last few shots ; when the voice starts again with a sudden " Away !" the feeling of built-up tension and sudden beginning of the event is conveyed with greater force than could have been achieved if the commentary had been going on throughout.
The race is shown in only four shots (22, 24, 26, 28), all much longer in duration than anything that we have seen before. The race is now on and there is plenty of action in the shots themselves ;
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