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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Fri 2 July 2027

Sandown Park Ladies Day

Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, United Kingdom

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Surrey's summer Ladies Day; occasion dresses and headpieces, Style Awards at the Parade Ring.

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

Headpieces are singled out by the judges. Grass lawns: block heels.

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

  • The Style Awards (Sandown Ladies Day; organiser Sandown Park / The Jockey Club) - one open category, 1st/2nd/3rd
  • 1st (2026): eight signed Lord Snowdon photographs 'worth £1450', £1,000 Flight Gift voucher, Epsom and Aintree 2027 tickets, magnum of Moët, London Eye experience
  • 2nd: £500 Flight Gift voucher, £200 The Gate Boutique voucher; 3rd: £250 flight voucher, £150 RevitaLab voucher
  • Criteria: style, creativity and originality, attention to detail, awareness of current trends; headpieces catch the judges' eye. 2026 judges: Millie Stennett, Claire Gibbens and Andrianna Aaronson (Surrey Frills). Enter free at the Parade Ring, over-18s

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

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