Thousands enjoy day at Aintree's Ladies Day

Four women walk towards the camera, the woman on the left wears an midi-length white A-line dress, second to the left wears an off the shoulder midi-length pink pencil dress with a peplum and ruffle around the neck, second from the right wears a knee-length sleeveless pink dress, the woman on the far right wears a midi-length white dress with red, blue and yellow flowers. All wear large, floral fascinatorsPA Media

Thousands are at Aintree Racecourse for one of the biggest days in Liverpool's event calendar

Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival.

Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in Liverpool's social calendar when women - and men - are invited to dress to impress.

More than150,000 people are expected to attend the race meeting, with the festival finishing on Saturday.

Previous style award winner Faith Amond has been spotted among the crowds, the 72-year-old first took home the title in 2017.

Faith wears an ankle length red dress with matching gloves. She wears gold swirl shaped hat, matching gold shoes and carries a gold bagPA Media

Faith Amond won the style award in 2017

A woman with long, curled blonde hair smiles at the camera. She wears a long yellow dress that has a slit. She wears a matching yellow hat.PA Media

While fans will be glued to the racing, at least as much attention will be paid to what everyone is wearing.

A head and shoulder shot of a woman with long, brown curled hair. She smiles at the camera. She wears a sleeveless white dress and a white fascinatorPA Media

From fascinators to frocks, it's a day for the people of Liverpool and those from much further afield to dress up

Three women in co-ordinating floral dresses stand with their arms around each other. They wear white halter neck A-line dressesPA Media

More than 150,000 people are due to attend the Grand National, which culminates on Saturday when the showpiece steeplechase race is run.

Nico de Boinville celebrates winning the My Pension Expert Melling Chase onboard Jonbon. The jockey is sitting on a brown horse wearing a green and yellow striped top and a white hat. He is joined by two others stood either side of the horse smiling, waving and putting a thumbs up to the cameraPA Media

Nico de Boinville celebrates winning the My Pension Expert Melling Chase onboard Jonbon

A group of women stand in a group chatting. One woman takes focus, she is wearing a red, strappy dress and a large red, white and brown feathered fascinator. She has sunglasses on studded with pearls around the rims.PA Media

Glamorous and eye-catching headwear is a staple at Ladies Day

A crowd of people looks towards the racecourse at Aintree - some of them are cheering with their hands in the air.PA Media

The crowd cheers on the horses at Ladies Day

A woman dressed in a hot pink dress with a ruffled bandeau neckline and a bow around her waist smiles as she poses with a huge statement hat filled with flowersPA Media

Hot pink and statement ruffles were favoured by one racegoer

A woman wearing a bright orange hat and a black dress with orange and pink flowers looks past the camera, in the background the sun is out and there is blue sky.PA Media

The sun came out to complement this lady's orange dress and matching hat combination

Jockeys and their horses line up at the start line of the Aintree racecourse while a huge crowd watches on in the backgroundPA Media

Racegoers get ready to follow the action

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