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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Thu 8 July 2027

Debenhams July Festival - Ladies Day

Newmarket Racecourses (Rowley Mile / July Course), Newmarket, United Kingdom

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Garden-party dressing on the tree-lined July Course: florals, pastels, hats.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Formal
Millinery
expected
Season
Summer

Women

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • Dressing up for the big meetings
  • Layers and a brolly; courses are open and largely uncovered

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

Men

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • A sharp suit for big meetings if you like
  • Layers and a brolly

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

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

Summer dresses and hats; grass lawns so block heels or wedges. Debenhams day spa on course.

Weather

Typically 14-23°C; warm; occasional heat (high 20s) or thundery showers. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

Fashions on the Field

  • Best Turned Out (The Style Awards, July Festival Ladies Day; organiser Newmarket Racecourses / The Jockey Club; title partner Debenhams) - spot prizes given by racecourse teams across all enclosures, on-the-spot prizes worth '£1000's'; categories, judges and criteria not stated

Check the official details before you go: thejockeyclub.co.uk ↗

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