Warmer weather has blessed Aintree this year, and spectators have dressed for the April sunshine during the three-day Merseyside race meet... with many determined to show off their pins.

Racegoers pose for a photograph as they attend on Ladies Day, the second day of the Grand National Festival horse race meeting at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, north-west England.—AFP Photos

Thigh splits, plunging necklines and barely there skirts were the sartorial choice for the thousands of ladies who attended, with many hoping that their bold fashion choices would bag them the £5,000 Best Dressed prize traditionally given out on the penultimate day of the Grand National Festival.