Norton’s Coin

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Legends of Welsh Sport
Series 1
Episode Number :2
Rate : Not Rated
RunTime :29 mins
Air Date :2022-02-16
Story : In 1990, Carmarthenshire-based dairy farmer Sirrell Griffiths, who kept horses for a hobby, entered a horse into one of racing's most prestigious competitions, the Cheltenham Gold Cup... by mistake. Sirrell had his eye set on another race at the festival but missed the deadline, and the only race left to enter was the Gold Cup. Trained in the mountains and beaches of west Wales through unorthodox methods, Sirrell's horse, Norton’s Coin, was gearing up to shock the racing world.
Sirrell was a permit holder, which meant he could only train his own horses, so whilst professionals were training with 60 horses at a time, Sirrell had just three horses in his stable. We retell this true underdog story of the 100 to 1 shot that won the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup. With interviews from Sirrell and the Griffiths family, the winning jockey, Graham McCourt and renowned rider Richard Dunwoody.
Cast
Craig WithycombeExecutive Producer
Julian CareyCommissioning Editor
Lee BhogalOnline Editor
Lee BhogalColorist
Owen ThomasADR & Dubbing
Isaac Harris-ConfinoOther
Olivia TonkinOther
Sam HuiAssistant Editor
Christina HullAssistant Editor
Joe HuffordDrone Operator
Sonny MackayAdditional Camera
César MontegrifoAdditional Camera
Paul HawkinsDirector of Photography
Daf MathesonResearcher
Francesca BarbieriAssistant Production Manager
Lauren ThompsonEditor
Justine RebelloProduction Manager
Dale TemplarExecutive Producer
Owen GayExecutive Producer
Tom ParryProducer
Tom ParryDirector