Form is key in fashion stakes

STUDENTS of racing could well apply the sametechniques used in selecting horses to pick out winners of fashion competitions.

Form is everything in both the equine and fashion worlds as events at Punchestown proved yesterday when MariaMcCullen-Harvey from Stamullen, Co Meath emergedvictorious from a large field in the Arnotts Best Dressed Lady competition on Ladies Day at the National Hunt Festival.

For the 37-year-old mother of one, it represented what was animpressive hat-trick of wins in such contests.