The Grand National 2022 is well and truly underway with racegoers celebrating being allowed to visit the Aintree festival for the first time since 2019.
Each year, ladies spend weeks - if not months - planning their jaw-dropping outfits for the big day, with trends changing year on year. Thursday has already seen some very impressive outfits, and the stand out ones had something in common.
While the sky was grey and grisly, there was a splash of colour at Aintree Racecourse. Many women opted for bold neon outfits, with a number choosing for bright pink ensembles.
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ECHO reporters and photographers are live on the ground at Aintree, and it's safe to say they've seen some incredible outfits. Everyone has made a huge effort - and it really shows. Take a look at some of the best and boldest outfits we spotted at the first day of 2022's Grand National in our gallery below.
Aside from the snaps of colour, this year a number of racegoers chose to go with more traditional horse racing garb and came decked out in checked blazers, pants, knee high brown boots - and stylish fedora-style hats. You can check out our best snaps of the hat trend here
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