![A shade of racing green as the fashion-conscious contingent arrive](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8319051a-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2285%2C2856%2C0%2C0)
A shade of racing green as the fashion-conscious contingent arrive
SPLASH NEWS
![More feathers fly with racegoers Gillian and Raymond Gilbourne](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F85df8f44-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2000%2C3000%2C0%2C0)
More feathers fly with racegoers Gillian and Raymond Gilbourne
ANDREW MATTHEWS/PA
![Sporting royalty Mike and Zara Tindall](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fd9cb09b4-a473-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=3000%2C2000%2C0%2C0)
Sporting royalty Mike and Zara Tindall
JULES ANNAN/AVALON
![Fizzing with anticipation, the bubbly is popped open](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fdee70272-a473-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2233%2C2791%2C0%2C0)
Fizzing with anticipation, the bubbly is popped open
MIKE EGERTON/PA
![In front of the first crowd since Covid, Constitution Hill wins the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fe06ca322-a473-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2962%2C1975%2C0%2C0)
In front of the first crowd since Covid, Constitution Hill wins the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER MARC ASPLAND
![Binoculars out to spot some good form](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F92198b66-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2793%2C1862%2C0%2C0)
Binoculars out to spot some good form
DAN SHERIDAN/INPHO/SHUTTERSTOCK
![Posing for a photograph beside a statue of the legendary Best Mate, three-time winner of the Gold Cup](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8b19da50-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=3000%2C2000%2C0%2C0)
Posing for a photograph beside a statue of the legendary Best Mate, three-time winner of the Gold Cup
ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
![The big meet for this group of friends in matching purple hats](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8e7efdba-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=3000%2C2000%2C0%2C0)
The big meet for this group of friends in matching purple hats
NIGEL FRENCH/PA
![Female fan foals around with the Best Mate statue](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F940cd374-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=3000%2C2000%2C0%2C0)
Female fan foals around with the Best Mate statue
MIKE EGERTON/PA
![Odds-on for the most striking outfit of the day, topped off with a purple cowboy hat](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F955cbf82-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2000%2C3000%2C0%2C0)
Odds-on for the most striking outfit of the day, topped off with a purple cowboy hat
SPLASH NEWS
![Standing out from the crowd with a Cossack hat](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F9ab05296-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=3000%2C2000%2C0%2C0)
Standing out from the crowd with a Cossack hat
MIKE EGERTON/PA
![Racegoer Joan Brown enjoys her flag day watching the Supreme Novices' Hurdle](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F9bfe554e-a470-11ec-b05a-8d7b276f1397.jpg?crop=2000%2C3000%2C0%2C0)
Racegoer Joan Brown enjoys her flag day watching the Supreme Novices' Hurdle
STEVEN PASTON/PA/THE JOCKEY CLUB