Ladies Day at Cheltenham Festival raises the style stakes

Hats, heels and hairspray - the style stakes have been upped for the second day of Cheltenham - Ladies Day.

With a relaxed dress code, which only suggests dressing for the weather, many fashionistas ignored the advice arriving in the flimsiest of finery.

Gusty winds also meant many fashionable racegoers had to hold on to their hats, as they posed in their best outfits.

The event has become such a highlight that awards are now handed out to the best-dressed attendees.