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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Sat 19 June 2027

BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby - Ladies Day

Down Royal Racecourse, Lisburn, United Kingdom

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Northern Ireland's summer Ladies Day: 'style, sophistication and sparkle'.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Formal
Millinery
expected
Season
Summer

Women

Smart-casual is advised for all race days; sportswear (such as jerseys) is not allowed.

Encouraged

  • Smart casual; hats and occasionwear on Ladies Days

Leave at home

  • Sportswear, jerseys

Men

Smart-casual advised; sportswear not allowed.

Encouraged

  • Smart casual; suit on Ladies Days

Leave at home

  • Sportswear, jerseys

Outfits built to this dress code

What to wear to Chester Racecourse

10 outfits for women and men, across 2 enclosures, with the reason each one passes.

See the outfits

Styling notes

Smart casual minimum; no sportswear or jerseys.

Weather

Typically 10-19°C; mild to warm, long daylight, showers possible. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

Fashions on the Field

  • Best Dressed Lady (2025: £3,000 voucher; sponsor Younique Aesthetics Clinics, co-sponsor bottlegreen)
  • Best Dressed Man (2025: bespoke made-to-measure three-piece outfit from Freddie Hatchet)
  • Best Dressed Couple (2025: two-night Lakeside Suite stay at Lough Erne Resort)
  • Head judge 2025: Rebecca McKinney (Cool FM), with Miss Northern Ireland; criteria not stated

Check the official details before you go: downroyal.com ↗

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