CHELTENHAM: Natives bounce off rails to take fashion stakes

It was another day soundtracked by Irish celebrations at the Cheltenham Festival in the Cotswolds yesterday but one coveted title was wrested back from the raiders by the natives.

Last year, 24-year-old Margaret Connolly from Multyfarnham in Westmeath bagged the title of Best Dressed on Ladies’ Day with a stylish cream and brown ensemble boasting brands such as House of Fraser, Lilli Ann, and Dorothy Perkins.

No such luck on this occasion. On yesterday’s evidence, it seems as if our cousins across the Irish Sea may have left us trailing in their wake when it comes to matters of personal style.