Ladies Day at Aintree.

Aintree Racecourse is the home of the world's most famous, most talked about, most mythical race, the Grand National. No other race can compare to the sheer romance of the Grand National. Forty years since Red Rum won the Grand National for the third time. This year sponsored by Northern Ireland's Randox. So let's see what is the news this year.

Fashionable fillies cantered through the gates in a flurry of colour for Ladies Day at Aintree.

Stylish racegoers stepped out for the most glamorous day in the race calendar.

Ladies Day was awash with flamboyant colour and floral patterns when the gates opened for the second day of the Grand National Festival at 10.30am.

And there was a carnival atmosphere as thousands of guests poured into the iconic racecourse for a spectacle of colour, with many showcasing their favourite raceday outfits.

Yesterday the lower-key grand opening event, known as Liverpool Day, attracted lots of tweed fashions among racegoers heading to Merseyside.

But today the gorgeous gowns, eye-catching hats, fabulous fascinators and towering high heel were out in fabulous force for Ladies Day, where there is an annual competition for the best dressed.