PHOTO GALLERY
Aintree Festival – Ladies Day
Friday 10 April 2015
A visit to Red
Rum’s grave and walking the National Course
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Mini-Kelpie
No.1 beside
the AP ‘Thank You’ wall 10
April 2015 |
Mini-Kelpie
No.2 10 April 2015 |
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Red
Rum’s grave Visitors
have left Polo Mints for their hero 10
April 2015 |
Red
Rum’s grave 10
April 2015 |
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Red
Rum’s Grave 10
April 2015 |
Ground
staff are in the process of replacing part of
the take-off board in front of the Open-Ditch; a tin
of orange paint can be seen to the right of picture! 10
April 2015 |
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A
view of the take-off side of Becher’s Brook 10 April 2015 |
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and the landing side of Becher’s Brook 10 April 2015 |
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Jane
alongside Becher’s Brook 10 April 2015 |
My
companion Sandra alongside Becher’s Brook 10
April 2015 |
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The Fionavon fence 10
April 2015 |
The
Canal Turn 10 April 2015 |
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The
Canal Turn ... from the other side 10
April 2015 |
Valentine’s
Brook 10 April 2015 |
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The
‘other’ Open-Ditch, penultimate
fence before Melling Road 10 April 2015 |
Yet
another helicopter arrives to deliver its
passengers on Ladies Day 10
April 2015 |
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The
view towards the Lord Sefton (left) and Earl
Of Derby stands from the centre course roadway 10 April 2015 |
The
view back towards the Lord Sefton (left) and
Earl Of Derby stands from between fences 1 and 2 10
April 2015 |
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The
view as seen by jockeys as they begin
their journey up the back straight upon
the Mildmay park course 10
April 2015 |
The
view towards the Lord Sefton (left) and
Earl Of Derby stands from the racecourse
crossing point; the
aerial camera can be seen top right 10
April 2015 |
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The
Side Saddle presentation; Amy
Bryan Dowell rides Irish Draught mare Ceilis
Bouncer, known as ‘Bounce’ 10
April 2015 |
The
Side Saddle presentation; Racing
UK’s Gordon Brown interviews Grand
National Ambassador, Katie Walsh, sister of Ruby. On Easter
Monday, she won the Irish
Grand National aboard Thunder And Roses. 10 April 2015 |
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The
Side Saddle presentation; Katie
has been persuaded into the saddle 10
April 2015 |
The
Side Saddle presentation; Ditto 10
April 2015 |
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The
Side Saddle presentation; Morgan
Schive aboard Irish Draught Stallion Cos
Me Is Black 10
April 2015 |
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