Grand National: Live updates from Ladies Day at Aintree Racecourse

Liverpool’s most fabulous day has arrived, Ladies Day.

Today, April 4, Aintree Racecourse will be decorated by high fashion as the Style Awards searches for the best dressed on site, and this year, online too.

Gates open at 10:30am for Ladies Day as day two of the Randox Grand National Festival 2025 gets underway, with thousands expected to be in attendance. The first race gets underway at 1.45pm and the last race will be at 5.15pm. 

The Guide Liverpool is again delighted to be a partner of this year’s Style Awards, with our own Gemma Cutting on the judges panel for 2025.

As always, we’ll be bringing you loads of coverage from the event, through our socials and right here on this live feed. Your team on the ground will be Jay Hynd, joined by Gemma Cutting and Pete Price. They’ll be chatting to racegoers, jockeys, pundits and more.

Keep checking this feed for updates, head to our socials to watch what’s going on and enjoy Ladies Day from wherever you are!

7.05pm Watch all of the highlights and spot yourself at Ladies Day 2025

5:25pm – She’s A Saint wins the Hallgarten And Novum Wines Handicap Hurdle to conclude today’s racing

5:15pm – Pete, Jay & Gem are signing off on one epic Ladies Day at Aintree Racecourse

4:49pm – Argento Boy wins the Oddschecker Sefton Novices’ Hurdle!

4:35pm – Pete Price has been speaking to racegoers

4:13pm – Gentleman De Mee wins the Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase!

4:10pm – Meet your Style Award winners at Aintree Racecourse for 2025

3:44 – Style Award winners

Massive congrats to this year’s Style Award winners at Ladies Day. Rachel Ellis on the left, Lucas Nurney in the middle and Katie Morris on the right. 👏🥳

3:36pm – Jonbon wins the My Pension Expert Melling Chase!

3:01pm – Salvator Mundi wins the TrustATrader Top Novices’ Hurdle!

2:52pm – Pete Price gets a makeover at Aintree Racecourse

2:40pm – The Ladies Day crowd is building as the sun shines down on Aintree Racecourse

2:34pm – More people enter the style awards

The stakes have never been higher for the Style Awards as more people enter at Aintree.

2:26pm – Wellington Arch wins the 2:20pm William Hill Handicap Hurdle!

2:16pm – The latest travel update from Merseyrail

2:00pm – Caldwell Potter is the first winner of the day

1:52 – Caldwell Potter wins the 1:45pm Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mildmay Novices’ Chase!

1:38pm – The Style Award Judges tell us how they are choosing their winners at Aintree

What are the judges looking for in this year’s Style Awards? Jay catches up with two of them to find out.

13:04pm – We meet some of the stylish racegoers at Ladies Day 2025

12:23pm – Enter the Style Awards online

Chic and dapper race lovers can now be part of the Grand National fashion fun after Aintree has launched new style awards you can enter from home – or the pub!

Find out how you can enter here.

12:11pm – Ladies Day has officially kicked off

Jay, Gem and Pete are on site soaking up all of the atmosphere ahead of a sunny day at Aintree Racecourse.

11:39 – Grand National post-race parties

We’ve rounded up some of the best post-race parties happening this weekend – see here.

10:55am – Entertainment and the Style Awards at the Randox Grand National Festival 2025

Find out all the info on what entertainment is on for Ladies Day and how you can enter this year’s style awards.

10:38am – The gates are open for Ladies Day 2025!

10:29am – The Guide Liverpool team at Aintree today

Your team on site today – Jay, Gemma, Pete and Rach!

10:05 – Today’s race schedule

The official race schedule for Ladies Day 2025. Who are you picking?

9:40am Aintree Racecourse is ready

How the course and stands are looking right now ahead of gates opening soon.

9:34am – Food and drink to watch out for today

There are loads of food and drink options at Aintree Racecourse today, with a few new additions, including BOXPARK!

9:27am – Who’s ready for Ladies Day?

Ladies Day is here. Is your outfit ready? Are you ready for the sunshine at Aintree Racecourse? Stick with us all day on here and across socials to find out what’s happening.

7.46am – What else is on at the Red Rum Garden today?

As well as the Style Awards, the Red Rum Garden Stage is going to be home to DJs Caleb Laurenson;  Phil Binks with sax & bongos; Kaci Lea, and DJ Kayla with live vocals, between 11am and 2.15pm. Ex Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt is on for her DJ set between 3.35pm-4pm, and DJ Kayla is back on with sax & bongos from 4.10pm-4.35pm. 

And then it’s time for dance legend and founder of Full Fat, DJ Fat Tony.

7.21 – Everything you need to know about the Style Awards at Ladies Day

The iconic Ladies Day Style Awards are back today at Aintree. The Guide Liverpool will once again be partnering with the awards and our Gemma will be on the judging panel.

Enter on-course before 2pm, simply find the Styl Awards podiums as you enter the course, towards the Red Rum Garden. You must enter before 2pm and the winner will be announced at 3pm.

Find out more and see this year’s huge prize here.

7.19am – Gates open at 10.30am

Gates will open at Aintree Racecourse today at 10.30am for Ladies Day 2025 with the first race taking place at 1.45pm.

The last race today is at 5.15pm followed by dance legend, DJ Fat Tony taking to the decks in the Red Rum Garden at 6pm.

6.17am – Weather

Today’s weather at Aintree and across Liverpool is looking great for a race day. Expect sunshine all day with temperatures reaching 20c.

Stay with The Guide Liverpool across the Randox Grand National Festival 2025 to find out what’s happening before, during and after the event.