Group of men arrested after fight breaks out at Grand National on Ladies Day

A group of men have been arrested after a fight broke out at Aintree's Ladies Day.

The altercation was reported as racegoers enjoyed the second day of the Randox Grand National Festival at the Liverpool Racecourse.

Merseyside Police said four men had been arrested on suspicion of affray and two men were held on suspicion of assault after an altercation outside the Princess Royal Stand at 2.25pm.

Another man was detained on suspicion of a drug offence after being searched near the main entrance to the racecourse, while an eighth man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly

The force said the report, of an altercation involving four or five men, was made at 2.25pm.

One man received treatment on site for minor injuries, the spokeswoman added.

It comes as nearly 45,000 racegoers attended Ladies Day at Aintree Race Course in Liverpool.

The force added it had also seized three drones after they were flown in a restricted area during the three-day festival.

The drones were seized on both Thursday 11 April and Friday 12 April.

A spokesman said: "We were made aware of drones being flown in the restricted airspace which resulted in the operators being located and their aircraft seized and advice given to a further operator."

Merseyside Police has warned it will deal “robustly” with any incidences of “anti-social behaviour, hate crime, disorder and other criminal activity” at the racecourse and punters have been subject to security checks, including bag searches.