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Ladies Day at Aintree Races

Ladies Day at Aintree

Thousands of people have turned out for Aintree's Ladies Day, one of the most fashionable events in the racing calendar.

Ladies Day at Aintree

About 50,000 people were expected at the Liverpool racecourse for the second day of the Grand National festival.

Ladies Day at Aintree

Hundreds of women took part in the best dressed race-goer competition, sporting a mixture of glamorous and exotic outfits.

Ladies Day at Aintree

Coleen McLoughlin, 22, the fiancé of footballer Wayne Rooney, was due to present £35,000 worth of prizes to the winners.

Ladies Day at Aintree

Prizes included a £25,000 car, a 10-day holiday for two in St Lucia or Barbados and a new wardrobe of clothes.

Ladies Day at Aintree

In recent years Ladies Day has become known as Liverpool day because of the high number of local people who attend.



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