Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney's fiancee Coleen McLoughlin arrives for Ladies Day at Aintree in Liverpool

Traditionally a day of glamour at Aintree, Ladies Day brings out a host of flamboyant and exotic outfits from race-goers

...And it's not just the ladies who take the opportunity to dress up

Meanwhile, Liverpool winger Harry Kewell's fiancee Sherree Murphy, left, enjoys the Aintree hospitality with a friend

Tense times in one of the VIP boxes for some Coronation Street stars, plus actress Claire Sweeney (far right)

And in the first race of the day, Ruby Walsh rides Big Buck's (left) to victory in the Mildmay Novices Chase

Paddy Brennan on Pettifour wins the Sefton Novices Hurdle race from Tony McCoy on Gone To Lunch in the second race of the day

Robert Thornton steers Voy Por Ustedes (left) to a stunning victory over Walsh and Master Minded in the Melling Chase

Walsh, on Hedgehunter for the big race, gets his third winner of the Festival on Gwanako, negotiating the famous National fences

Last year, more than 40% of Britain's women had a bet on the Grand National, with only 30% of men staking cash on the big race

And the weather was kind to punters at the famous track, with sun breaking through the overcast conditions late in the day

The punters turned out in force for the second day of the Festival, with over 50,000 race-goers thought to have attended on day two