Here come the girls! Local ladies raise the stakes in glamour game as Aintree prepares for record crowds at Grand National meeting

By Mike Dawes

PUBLISHED: 07:47 EST, 4 April 2013 | UPDATED: 09:21 EST, 4 April 2013


It's one of the most exciting events in the racing calendar and as punters pile in to Aintree for the Grand National meeting the action off the turf is just as exciting as the main event.

There are seven races on the card on the Grand Opening Day with a star-studded field going to post in the Aintree Hurdle at 3.05pm.

Countrywide Flame, Grandouet and The New One – a classy winner of the Neptune Investments Hurdle at Cheltenham last month – are attracting plenty of attention while champion jockey Tony McCoy is on Oscar Whisky. The Nicky Henderson-trained eight-year-old has won the last two renewals of this race with Barry Geraghty in the saddle.

Also catching the eye are the local ladies.

Dancing girls: Liverpool group MD Productions kept the early arrivals entertained with their slick moves

Dancing girls: Liverpool group MD Productions kept the early arrivals entertained with their slick moves

Dancing girls: Liverpool group MD Productions kept the early arrivals entertained with their slick moves

Racecourse chiefs said the day was set to be a record with 33,000 people attending, beating last year’s record of 30,000, and the women of Liverpool are famous for their commitment to glamour.

The annual event is the perfect opportunity to show off their bright, beautiful, weird and wonderful spring wardrobes. Accessorized, always, with a deep mahogany tan.

Last year's April showers couldn't dampen the spirits of the gangs of girls who braved the icy temperatures in bare legs, thigh-high skirts and killer heels.

And today as temperatures in Liverpool are forecast to hit 8C fashion watchers braced themselves for a style spectacular.

Place your wets: Jet Skis dressed as horses with the riders wearing the colours of the jockey silks take part in The Coral National on the River Mersey

Place your wets: Jet Skis dressed as horses with the riders wearing the colours of the jockey silks take part in The Coral National on the River Mersey

And they're off: Punters were packed into the stand for the first race of this year's National meeting

And they're off: Punters were packed into the stand for the first race of this year's National meeting

Liverpool legend: John Aldridge
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce

Football folk: Liverpool legend John Aldridge was at Aintree while West Ham manager Sam Allardyce was carrying off the dark shades look

Glamorous couples have dressed to impress for the Grand Opening day
Glamorous couples have dressed to impress for the Grand Opening day

Glamorous couples have dressed to impress for the Grand Opening day including one women showing some serious leg and another matching in head-to-toe purple

A peaches and cream coat is smart and elegant
Fancy florals: Turqoise heels and a bright coat are a nod to spring
Look, no coat! An early arrival braves the cold

Look, no tights! Early arrivals show off their tans by sporting bare legs with high hemlines despite the chilly temperatures

In the pink: Cowboy boots and a felt trilby make this racegoer stand out
Fashionable fascinators are a big hit with the female race fans
Red alert: This blonde has matched her accessories

Get ahead: These racegoers have swapped traditional wide-brim hats for flirty fascinators and even a bright pink felt trilby

Floor-sweepers: Two blondes wear elegant maxi dresses accessorized with suited men

Floor-sweepers: Two blondes wear elegant maxi dresses accessorized with suited men

Horses exercise in front of empty stands during Grand Opening Day of the 2013 John Smith's Grand National

Horses exercise in front of empty stands during Grand Opening Day of the 2013 John Smith's Grand National

With blue skies over Aintree and dry weather forecast the course was watered on Wednesday

With blue skies over Aintree and dry weather forecast the course was watered on Wednesday

 

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IMO Ladies day at any race meeting typically attracts the most un-ladylike ladies you will ever see!

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is this the first size 14 girl band?

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This cannot be real!!!!! The manner of how those women are dressed is atrocious. Clothes, makeup, hair. Wow. I guess you can't buy class.

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Jikes!!! Some filled out ladies with some rather unflattering hem-lines there. Do they not have mirrors or honest friends who will just say No! As for MD Productions, my word what a sight. My eyes hurt.

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So where are the ladies?

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Thank God the horses are so good looking.

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