This year is the first year that we’ve been to Royal Ascot where the weather has been really sh!tty – that didn’t stop us (and many others) from making the most of the day though and, actually, it was quite nice to change things up a little bit. Never mind the fact that I destroyed my shoes (my brand new heels!) within the first half an hour of being track-side! Ha ha. Just as well I’d brought another pair of shoes (flats) and my thongs! LOL!

Getting to Ascot is always a good move any year but in particular this year when space under tents and tables were at the premium. We were rather amused to watch the people around us and how people were sneaking chairs away from tables where they could!

It was pretty civil to begin with …

… but got very crowded and crazy later on …

… and I love this moment where we were surrounded by the granny brigade! I felt bad about not giving them our seats but they soon found seating around us anyway.

Due to the rain this was the closest I go to the Queen this year. She was in a lovely peach outfit and was looking very bright considering the weather on the outside.

The weather might have been a downer but the race results were pretty good for me this year. Was it because I’d promised the guys at work that I’d donate all winnings to their 100km walking effort in the South Downs? In either case my race plan of choosing by name and choosing horses with larger odds worked quite well with wins in four out of six races. And its always nice to win on the last race of the day – so was very happy to be celebrating along with owner of the horse Mark Owen 🙂

The boys and I had a lovely day and we’re looking forward to Ascot 2012. Let’s hope for better weather though!