Stylish Irish are at the races

YESTERDAY was Ladies’ Day at Cheltenham and while the men outnumbered the women by about nine to one, the Sunday best could be seen scattered around the course.

The Irish had a winner before racing even started with one of the fashion prizes, for best accessories, going to Amanda Kelly from Swords, in Dublin, on her first visit to Cheltenham.

Over with her husband, Stephen, Amanda was wearing, (we’re reliably told by those who know about these things) a black dress she from Jaeger she bought for her sister’s 40th birthday; shoes from Schu over the internet; a bag from Coast she customised with sewn-on pearls; a hat from the Powerscourt Centre; and Minnie Mouse checked shoes.