Ladies Day at Aintree festival

Caroline Whitmore's been at Ladies' Day at Aintree.

She found some racey outfits and some punters who hadn't a clue where the racecourse was!

An assortment of fabulous and fascinating hats graced Aintree Racecourse today at the Grand National festival's Ladies Day.

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We want your selfies from this year's Ladies Day at the Aintree Festival.

Send them to granada.reports@itv.com or tweet us @GranadaReports.

The 2004 Grand National winner Amberleigh House got involved during the annual Aintree jockeys' visit at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Aintree Racecourse's Twitter account posted:

Read: Ladies Day at the 2014 Grand National

We want your selfies from this year's Ladies Day at the Aintree Festival.

Send them to granada.reports@itv.com or tweet us @GranadaReports.

Here are some of the latest pictures:

Ladies Day has got underway at the Grand National festival, shining a light on the female racegoers at Aintree Racecourse.

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Merseyside police have issued safety tips for Aintree racegoers . They say, Grand National weekend is always one of the busiest times as a large number of people visit the city.

Over the course of the weekend there will be extra police officers in the city centre to ensure people can go about their business safely and enjoy all that the night time economy of Liverpool has to offer.

• Check your bag is closed especially in crowded areas.
  
• Don't leave shopping bags on display in your car.
  
• Separate a little money from your handbag so if your bag is stolen, you can get still get home.
  
• For men, keep your wallet or valuables out of sight if you can - use an inside buttoned pocket

• Think about when you need to withdraw cash - 2pm in the afternoon, when there are other people are about, is better than 2am in the morning when the street is quiet.
  
• Go with a friend
  
• Don't use cashpoints when you have been drinking
  

• If you see somebody suspicious, walk away and go back later
  
• Only take what you need, don't walk around with bundles of cash
• Don't count your money in full view of strangers
  
• Don't keep your PIN number with your cashcard
  
• Don't ask people to withdraw cash on your behalf

Today is the famous 'Ladies Day' at Aintree Festival ahead of the Grand National tomorrow. Thousands of women are competing in the fashion stakes.

Last year Liverpool One shopping centre said its stores had sold 2,000 litres of fake tan, 10,000 bags and 38,700 pairs of stilettos this week ahead of Ladies' Day.

We want your 'selfies' from the day. They might even end up on the programme. Email granada.reports@itv.com or tweet @GranadaReports.

Guitar Pete ridden by Paul Carberry won the Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree.

Coleen Rooney is celebrating her 28th birthday at the Grand National today.

Coleen joined thousands of other racegoers on the opening day of the three day festival at Aintree.