Dressed up for the races!A college friend of Kev’s (also named Kev – why do all Irish Kevins discard the second syllable?) is big into horseracing, and asked us along last Saturday to Leopardstown, a track in south Dublin It was one of their big days of the year – The Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes, to be specific – and it was also Ladies’ Day! I managed to wiggle my way out of a shift at work, dug out my string of pearls (because why not), and was good to goSadly for us, but sadder for the jockeys, Saturday really felt like the first day of winter: it was cold and wet and cloudy and altogether dismal all day That didn’t seem to stop any of the women competing for Best Dressed however! And, thinking back on it, the height of the heels and the hemlines of the skirts and the delicacy of the hats and fascinators did sprinkle a little bit more life into the grey day READ MORE