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Going on saturday with the Mrs and my sister and they are bleating on about dresses and hats etc and saying I need to wear a suit.

Having read about it online I understand it is "no official dress code, but smart is preferable".....

I'm saying that jeans, shoes and a shirt will be fine...

Think my sister is going to look a bit out of place with a dress and fancy hat....


anyone been offer advice?

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The important thing is to look smart but to be warm at the same time. Smart trousers and a jacket is good for winter/national hunt racing. It's not summer racing so there will be lots of green and brown Harris tweed combinations....... Jeans are probably allowed but are not smart. The happy people will be the warm people.
I grew up about two miles away from Aintree race course and have been loads of times. It's right in the heart of an ordinary working class area and lot's of local people go. There's no real dress code. Some dress up, others don't...you'll be fine whatever you wear.

This comment under those pictures sums it up for me:


Well done Daily Mail - you have visited Aintree with the sole purpose of making Liverpool a laughing stock. I am a Liverpool lady and I have visited Ladies Day on many occasions and I am therefore well aware that there are some shocking and hideous outfits as seen above. However, I am also aware that there are many more beautiful, classy looking ladies that are there to have a dignified and classy day out. In future, your coverage would be much more fair if you managed to show a balance of both.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1374468/Grand-National-2011-Aintrees-eye-popping-fashion-girls-Liverpool-Day.html#ixzz1J1oMRujd



Don't agree with the National anyway. Each to their own.

Despite viewers seeing a mound under a tarpaulin and Bechers with a surround around another animal as the race coverage continued, it took the BBC a heck of a long time to mention anything about the fatalities. I'd have thought they might have mentioned it in their recap of the race when they covered other more minor details rather than having a very quick paragraph from Clare Balding right at the end - which was swiftly followed by the next link saying that nothing much had marred the day.


I love watching horseracing since most of the horses look spirited and as if they're enjoying the run; but hate to see them fall. Perhaps the jumps should be a little less 'hard' so that there's more chance of recovery if there's a misstep?

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