0:00:02 > 0:00:04This programme contains some strong language
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Try to get in!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Where is the judges?
0:00:10 > 0:00:14We all have five selections each and then we'll narrow it down to ten
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and then we'll pick the Best Dressed from there.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Any time the girls are at the races and they win a prize
0:00:19 > 0:00:21or they get into the Best Dressed, they would get a rosette.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25MUSIC: Millennium by Robbie Williams
0:00:26 > 0:00:30As long as one of us is sort of in the top ten -
0:00:30 > 0:00:32they don't have to win - we're sort of happy.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35It's the same in the cattle world.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38If you've went out and you come last in your competition,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42well, you still like to think that judge has looked over your animal
0:00:42 > 0:00:43as much as the first person.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48It's not about having the hat and the bag and the shoes matching.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51It's about looking good and feeling good in your own skin.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52A little bit of chutzpah, you know?
0:01:02 > 0:01:07The start of the 2016 season for Best Dressed Ladies,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11a series of horse-racing fixtures that will begin at Punchestown
0:01:11 > 0:01:15and culminate with a show-stopping gala at Galway Races.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This will be Emma Hanratty's second year.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Last season, she won two Best Dressed Lady titles.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31People think that, because we have the races,
0:01:31 > 0:01:32we have such exciting lives
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and we get to do all these great things and stuff,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37but we just get dressed up one day
0:01:37 > 0:01:41and then the next day, it's just normal, you know.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44During the week, you're very...
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Like I'm very mummy mode and,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48you know, Oliver is, like, the most important.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52If you go down to the likes of the school
0:01:52 > 0:01:56and you do the school run and people will be on about your outfit
0:01:56 > 0:01:57or the teachers will be saying,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59"Oh, we seen you and Oliver in the paper," or...
0:01:59 > 0:02:02You know, things like that. It's nice comments to hear.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I think it would give anybody a wee bit of confidence
0:02:04 > 0:02:07cos I'm sure any parent and any worker
0:02:07 > 0:02:11sometimes feels like they're just a parent or they're just a worker.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Emma's friend Kirsty Farrell is also starting her second year
0:02:23 > 0:02:27of Best Dressed Ladies, but she has yet to win a title.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33For Best Dressed, obviously, it's an all-year sort of thing.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Like, it runs right through winter and all summer.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39But I would usually go, like, the spring/summer kind of season,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43so it'll probably be from, like, March till
0:02:43 > 0:02:45August or so, I would do usually.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, this is all the shorter dresses.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Like, these would be suitable for wedding guests,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53like graduations, Holy Communion, anything sort of...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Like, any special occasion.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57And then this is all full-length wear,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00so girls going to formals, debs, black-tie weddings,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03cruise - anything that you need a full-length dress for.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And they're all organised in size, so they go...
0:03:05 > 0:03:08This side is all size four up to size 12.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14And then over here, we're 14 up to about 20.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Kirsty works with her mum Rosie Farrell at their dress shop.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I had no experience selling clothes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26I couldn't get a job and I thought, "Well, I can sell anything.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28"I can sell lorries and I can sell cars.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31"Of course I can sell clothes." So, basically, it just went from that.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I thought, "Well, if I can't get a job,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36"I'm going to create one for myself."
0:03:36 > 0:03:38It has advantages and disadvantages.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40It's easy to get to work.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Work never finishes when it's at your door because you never go home.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45You're there all the time.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48You're always there if someone needs you.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49It's probably 24/7.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Me and Kirsty are only really doing the races now.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Well, it'll be two years now in July from our first ever race.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10There's girls that's been competing for years,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14erm, and, you know, they haven't won any.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I love going and getting my hair done, getting my make-up done.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20You know, I love even the whole preparation
0:04:20 > 0:04:21of getting my outfit ready.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23We are exhausted this week.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I was sleeping last night for, like, half nine.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29We do not know how the Kardashians can do this, like, every day.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33We'll not see the first race because they...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35They're judging around the first race.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39All the ladies meet at one point and they pick their top five.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43So, they announce it straight after the first race then.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45But me and Kirsty don't even know how to bet.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- We're so bad, like.- We need someone to pick for us.- Yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51We sort of get there early, so there's just one...
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- We try to get as close as possible. - So you don't have to walk too far.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- You, like, park on the grass, like. - Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Takes us long in the high heels, but it's only two minutes, like.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- We'll be tripping along. - Yeah, we'll be tripping along!
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Punchestown in Kildare is the first racing festival of the season
0:05:14 > 0:05:17that Emma and Kirsty will compete in.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19It attracts over 100,000 people
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and holds a prize that includes a year's supply of champagne
0:05:22 > 0:05:24for the best dressed lady.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Right, that's your cream.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32We're taking these umbrellas, too.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36From the word go, the girls will be watched by judges from afar.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42They shortlist, and the finalists are invited to the stage,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46so it's vital to catch the judges' eye as early as possible.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50The judges aren't even here yet.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Well, not here. They're... I haven't seen them.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Oh, my God. Where is the judges?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- You absolutely look stunning. - Oh, thank you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04She hates that! She's afraid of yous.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06How could you be afraid of an animal with eyelashes like me?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- You're not so bad. - Best of luck today, ladies.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Yous look brilliant. - Thank you. Thank you.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Finally, Emma and Kirsty are spotted by a judge.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Hello, how are you?- Hi, how are you? I'm one of the judges today.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- You look amazing.- Thank you.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28All of you look incredible. Oh, my goodness.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29The judges are just doing their rounds,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32so they've come over and then they just take your details -
0:06:32 > 0:06:33the PR girls take your details -
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and then just take it from there then.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37So, we're going to do a wee walk
0:06:37 > 0:06:39just so they can see your outfit again
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and then you just have to wait then to see if you're final five or not,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45so it just depends. We're going to the bar!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Even though they have been noticed by a judge,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54it's the all-important finalists badge
0:06:54 > 0:06:55that will get them to the stage.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59That's it. That's the last one.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03They have their five picked. That's it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Emma and Kirsty have not made the final list.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I'm, like, a sore loser. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Is my eye all black? It is, isn't it?- It's not at all.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Absolutely gorgeous is our Roisin from Moone in Kildare.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- I'm getting a chicken burger. - I'm getting a cheeseburger.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I hope that they have curry sauce.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28She looks absolutely fabulous here today.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Jennifer is our pretty woman.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- So, three chicken burgers and then two curry chips, yeah?- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Absolutely gorgeous, and I love, love, love this outfit.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Ooh, I put vinegar! - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I put vinegar on my...! I put vinegar on my burger!
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- The winner is Leona Skelly. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Well done, Leona. Congratulations to you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51They picked her, number one.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56These are to die for. Is there any forks, no?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Angela Caldwell has been winning prizes for several years
0:08:11 > 0:08:14with her unique line of clothing.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Well, I collect most of them from charity shops,
0:08:18 > 0:08:23vintage shops, hand-me-downs, holidays.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27This dress came from New York.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32On average, I would pay about maybe £3, £4.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34£3.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Yeah, £5.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You know, we're all wearing something that hasn't cost a fortune
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and it is unique and it's a wee bonus that way.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I haven't had to go out and spend £500 on an outfit
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and we've still been able to have a chance at winning, so...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50This was an old bridesmaid's dress
0:08:50 > 0:08:55and we shortened it, took it in, added on the lace.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00If you ever see a wee bird on the road, there's always a use.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03So, this was a nice top
0:09:03 > 0:09:06that made me look a little bit like Bet Lynch.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10All I've done is really recycled, reused the piece of material
0:09:10 > 0:09:16and make it into something that I can use, which is a hat.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20I think Stacey started it cos Stacey won Best Dressed
0:09:20 > 0:09:25at an agricultural show and won such a fabulous prize,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I mean, that we were all sort of a bit shocked, you know,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31that, "Is that all you had to do
0:09:31 > 0:09:35"was, like, just sort of walk around a bit, get plenty of attention?"
0:09:35 > 0:09:39She, at that stage, won a holiday to Italy.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42She won an open-top car. She won a diamond ring.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46She won shopping vouchers and it was like, "Really?"
0:09:46 > 0:09:50So, I think that was really where the bug of actually dressing up
0:09:50 > 0:09:52and making the effort came from.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And, I mean, from a personal point of view,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I think it'd be very silly for any of the girls to go out and say,
0:09:58 > 0:09:59"Well, I've no hope."
0:10:03 > 0:10:05While some make their own hats,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09others are made by professionals, which is where Mairead comes in.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14The hat's the final thing you put on your head.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16You know, it's the first thing when you're walking through the crowds
0:10:16 > 0:10:20at a race meeting that somebody can see, is your face and your hat.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23There's, like, 29 hours of work went into that hat.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24So, do you know...
0:10:25 > 0:10:30..unless somebody's going to wear it three, four, five times,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32you know, it's probably more economical for them
0:10:32 > 0:10:35to hire that piece than to buy it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Getting something made, getting something custom-made,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41it's just a better finish for an outfit
0:10:41 > 0:10:45because the hat has been made to match not only the outfit,
0:10:45 > 0:10:46but the individual that's wearing it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49One individual is Kirsty,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and Mairead has made a hat based upon her dress.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56So, this is for...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- You're wearing this to the Curragh? - Yeah.- Lovely. It's beautiful.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00This is all going to be pearl.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- The whole way round? - The whole way round.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Yeah, top and bottom, so there'll be at least two rows of pearl, if not three.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- OK, that's that sorted.- Good.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So, then Emma...
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Emma's in Lanzarote, is she? - Yeah, she went away there yesterday.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18But she'll be back in time for Sunday?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Yeah, she'll be back Thursday. - Right.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29After not making the final ten in Punchestown,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Emma is on a mission to impress the judges at the Curragh,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35their second race of the season.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Now I feel awful. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Kirsty was drinking last night.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- What time were you up at this morning?- I got up at eight.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I had about ten alarms set in case I slept in.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Do you have to enter for Ladies' Day or what way does it work?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54No, you just wander around.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I'm not sure if they've been around already or not.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I haven't seen anybody.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Once again, the judges are watching from afar.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10We're judges. I've been judging for years and years and years.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13So, I publish Irish Tatler, so, naturally,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17it's a real exercise in making one friend and about 99 enemies.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20They're going to give bands. A couple of the girls have bands.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- But we don't!- We don't. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:23 > 0:12:26We're sitting here sipping tea with no bands!
0:12:26 > 0:12:29It's a guessing game for Emma and Kirsty -
0:12:29 > 0:12:32who are the judges, and have they been spotted yet
0:12:32 > 0:12:35in order to get that all-important wristband?
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Their only plan? To keep on walking in the hope that they get noticed.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Yeah, they could be, like, up there looking down
0:12:46 > 0:12:49seeing all the style as it walks in, you know that sort of way?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52So, they could be just doing that for the next maybe half-hour
0:12:52 > 0:12:53before they come down.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57But then the winner isn't announced till 4.30,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00so they could give out bands to 20 people and only pick ten,
0:13:00 > 0:13:01you know that sort of way? It just depends.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08But they watch everything. They watch how ladylike you are,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11what way you hold your drink - everything.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I have seen some women today who are quite uncomfortable
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and that's just something that's going to get you ruled out straightaway.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19You've got to try and get that magic combination
0:13:19 > 0:13:22of looking good but feeling comfortable, as well.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27We'll do one more walk and then, if I'm not picked, I haven't a hope.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Hello.- For Best Dressed? - Oh, sure. Thank you so much.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45So, we meet at the horse statue, straight down, at quarter to three.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Is that OK?- OK, perfect. Thank you so much.- Great. Thank you.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54The red judge has shortlisted Kirsty,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58closely followed by the green judge who shortlists Emma.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01It's not even that you're worried because you want to get picked.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It's worried that you want to see that somebody has seen your outfit,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06you know that sort of way? Like, have they actually seen the front
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and the back and all the detail?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Like, it's plain, but it's still quite detailed.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13So, yeah, that's what you're more worried about
0:14:13 > 0:14:15rather than getting in.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Out of this, they're going to pick, I think, ten girls.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Probably a top ten or something. - Out of this, they'll pick ten girls.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28So, you'll just have to wait and see what's going to happen.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37From the short list, Emma and Kirsty are chosen to be in the final five.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- I texted my mother. - SHE LAUGHS
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Just sending the report through to Newry -
0:14:45 > 0:14:47there's two in the top five. That's a win. That's good.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00The nerves are evident for all five finalists,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03but only one can be the best dressed lady.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- ANNOUNCER:- The best dressed lady today is...
0:15:10 > 0:15:12..Kirsty Farrell.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15:18 > 0:15:19That's Kirsty's first win,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22and all the time, she's going out, do you know what I mean?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25And, like, I mean, you know how she felt this morning!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28So, maybe she should go out the night before in future!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I'm your best friend.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Where is she?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Oh, my God. My mouth's pure twitching!
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Now, have you got a spare shopping bag?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49You've got to be hopeful!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Angela and her sister Michelle are bargain hunting
0:15:53 > 0:15:56for their outfits for the Down Royal races.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00£2.50. Bargain.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03You never know when you might need a grey handbag.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06We're from a very strong line of females.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Sure, our grandmother, she farmed up till she was 90.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- It's in the family. - It's in the blood, as they say!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- But it just shows you. So, my gran loved the style, too.- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18You know, her wee brooches. She was a farmer
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and would have worked really hard all her life, you know.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Passed away at 95.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26But she did love to get dressed up, too. It didn't matter.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Oh, that's lovely.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Yeah, no, it's a perfect colour. - Yeah, that's perfect.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35'I work long, long hours, and, you know,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38'would be in a very structured, routine job and stuff
0:16:38 > 0:16:40'and it's nice just to do something that's totally,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42'you know, outside that,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45'and we can share that passion with the girls.'
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I'll take that there. That'll do a hat.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Cut it up.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53People can look at me and they think I'm very confident
0:16:53 > 0:16:54and they think I've got everything
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and I'm always out in these nice outfits.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59I have, you know, a journey ahead,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01which I don't know what that journey's going to be,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05so if I want to go out and enjoy myself, I'm going to do it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Last year, I was very, very ill,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12and our days of racing, I thought, was over
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and hence even all my buying
0:17:14 > 0:17:16and going round charity shops all stopped.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17I was in hospital for quite a bit
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and was diagnosed with a rare brain disorder.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25They also found an aneurysm, and I had spent quite a bit of time
0:17:25 > 0:17:27up until Christmas in and out of hospital.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30So much so that, actually, at the races at the weekend,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33someone said, "Where's all your nice, long, blond hair?"
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Having to explain that half of it was shaved off at Christmas,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40you know, due to illness, you know, they were quite shocked.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42People can look at me and they think I'm very confident
0:17:42 > 0:17:43and they think I've got everything
0:17:43 > 0:17:46and I'm always out in these nice outfits.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I've had an illness that there's no cure for
0:17:48 > 0:17:51that may, through time, affect my mobility,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53my eyesight and my hearing.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It'd be nice with long black gloves and a nice...
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Sure, it's only £4.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's quite good now because, you know,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06my family are very supportive, due to my illness and all.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Used to be I had to go round charity shops on my own.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Now I have people come and carry my bags, drive the car.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14"Oh, yes, don't be going on your own."
0:18:14 > 0:18:16It's great, so I work it to my advantage!
0:18:30 > 0:18:32SHE CHUCKLES
0:18:32 > 0:18:36You know there's something wrong when you can't even lock the door!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Angela and her family are going to the Down Royal races,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50the highlight of the Northern Irish horse-racing season,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53which has been going since the 17th century.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Also there is Kirsty,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00fresh from her win at the Curragh races.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04See you tomorrow morning if you find that lying at the bottom of the bed.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Fuck! - SHE LAUGHS
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Unlike other Best Dressed competitions,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13the women are not being watched from afar.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15They are photographed on arrival
0:19:15 > 0:19:19and then phoned by a judge if they have been shortlisted.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23What happens now? This is where you can either act like Brown's cows
0:19:23 > 0:19:26and just stop and parade round
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and do laps and get blisters on your feet,
0:19:28 > 0:19:32or you do the sensible thing and you start betting on the horses
0:19:32 > 0:19:34and just relaxing. And if they're interested -
0:19:34 > 0:19:37if they've seen your picture, they're interested -
0:19:37 > 0:19:38they'll come and find you.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Thanks very much, dear. Good luck.
0:19:41 > 0:19:437-2. I don't know what that means!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- What colour is your horse?- Well, they're all brown, aren't they?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- No, your man, not the horse. - I don't know.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- COMMENTATOR: - 'On the near side, Cheers Buddy.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59'Cheers Buddy's picked up. Pierre D'Or - not much between them.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01'Ask Dad is third, but it's Cheers Buddy.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04'In the closing stages, Cheers Buddy...'
0:20:04 > 0:20:07CHEERING DROWNS OUT SPEECH
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Is that a win?- No, you didn't win!
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- Yes!- Is that it?- 90 quid. - That's it?- Whoo!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17That lasted, like, two seconds. I could have run that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20But the real race has yet to be run,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24as Kirsty and Angela wait to receive a judge's phone call
0:20:24 > 0:20:26that will put them on the short list.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I'm in the top ten!
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Mummy's in with a chance! - SHE LAUGHS
0:20:33 > 0:20:36So, I'm telling the girls to check their phones just in case.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Top ten, bitches!
0:20:40 > 0:20:44We're like little horses in the parade ring.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49We've got, I think, ten finalists in our Best Dressed. And the outfit?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Oh, my usual - I'm head to toe in charity shop
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and I made the hat during the week myself.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Fantastic. - CHEERING
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The person who's going to be the most popular person
0:20:59 > 0:21:03looking for somebody to go to Las Vegas with her for five days
0:21:03 > 0:21:05in a fabulous five-star retreat...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08..is Kirsty Farrell.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- CHEERING AND APPLAUSE - Congratulations, Kirsty.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- What?!- Vegas, baby!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Oh, my God, I can't cope.- Vegas!
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Oh, you'll see Celine Dion. See Celine Dion!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- Oh, I'm so excited! - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I'm shocked that, actually, I did get into the final ten.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I did look around today and the standards were very high.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30We'll go home and the horses still need mucked out
0:21:30 > 0:21:31and the animals need fed.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33It mightn't be in this particular outfit.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I probably will take the hat off!
0:21:39 > 0:21:42The final race of the season is Galway,
0:21:42 > 0:21:43and the pressure is mounting.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48These few weeks are crazy-busy, you know.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51That's why I don't get to go down to Galway myself,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54because when Thursday arrives,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56you know, we're just that exhausted
0:21:56 > 0:21:59from working over the last couple of weeks in preparation for it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05So this is Kirsty's hat for day one.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07This is the back of the hat here.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The floral details will sort of nest into her hair.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12So I know it's definitely different, like,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14it's really like a race-day statement hat.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16I sound as if we're in Ibiza.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19We would like to have a good bit of red across here in the front.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I don't think there needs to be that much turned up on that.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- There.- Definitely touching on the ground. Yeah.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's going to be knockout.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32We're really not in the mind-set, for Galway,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36to get into a top ten or to get into, you know, anything.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38We're just going to be different.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- No, we're really not.- No, I am.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Youse are going to get in the top ten this year!
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Well, I know I won't.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Well, we're going to put in an effort and we're going to try our best.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48If we get into the top ten, I would like two in, that would be great.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50And youse call me competitive!
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I hope it fits!
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I might have to add a wee strip in.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And what I cut off the bottom I could make myself a hat with!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Galway races it is, then, on Thursday.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15MUSIC: A Little Respect by Erasure
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Galway is the richest National Hunt race in Ireland.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28There is a 10,000 euro prize for the best-dressed lady.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Emma and Kirsty have arrived early
0:23:31 > 0:23:34to get their hair and make-up done in the city.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37We're wrecked though.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Like, we didn't get to bed till, like, 2:30am.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41So we were up and still talking about outfits
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and, like, "What do you think the judges will go for?"
0:23:43 > 0:23:46and, "Who do you think's going to get it?"
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I feel a wee bit sick, to be honest!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Not a hung-over sick this time,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I actually feel a wee bit, I don't know, actual sick.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57So I probably am ready for a break, yeah.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It's taking its toll on me.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I'm going to say get out there, girls, and give it your best shot!
0:24:06 > 0:24:10MUSIC: Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Spotters will allocate pink bracelets to the finalists,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37who are then invited into the judge's tent.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Only finalists and judges can enter.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We kind of want somebody who's standing out,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49who's not particularly here to be, you know, to win the prize,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52but who just happens to be looking very well,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55looking very stylish and elegant and is having a good time at the races.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Hold on a second - this is going to blow away.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Oh!
0:24:59 > 0:25:03There'll be 25 people selected among the five of us.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04We all have five selections each,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06and then we'll narrow it down to ten
0:25:06 > 0:25:09and then we pick the best-dressed from there.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11But youse have lovely stock.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13I have had a wee look there online and stuff.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19But it is all, like, high-end glamorous, it's stunning.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21'There's little else that can be done -
0:25:21 > 0:25:22'apart from stay close to the tent
0:25:22 > 0:25:25'and hope to be invited in.'
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- So beautiful.- Thank you.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I will send a picture to China.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Ben, do you like the whole best-dressed side of things?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42No, do you like the racing side of things? No.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45You always look stunning anyway, and your hats are just amazing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I just haven't got the budget yet to buy one! But someday, maybe.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52People are trying more, sort of thing.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I think it's getting more of a big thing,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56like people are putting in more an effort.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58OK, we're going to... The judges are deliberating.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00It is getting harder and harder, you know,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04to say that, you know, we've won and we've been picked
0:26:04 > 0:26:05is a good achievement.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Another win for the top ten would be good.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15As our judges have laid their cards on the table
0:26:15 > 0:26:17we can announce the top ten.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20The waiting game is over.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Well, how did you get on?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Not good.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Well, we didn't get picked.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30..in Galway, for those lovely goody bags...
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I've had my time, I think, so I'm happy for everybody up there.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39The top ten is a win for us.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42You know, a top 20 or a top ten or to get acknowledged.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44But, you know, like, we're on Facebook at the minute
0:26:44 > 0:26:46and the feedback that we're getting from Facebook
0:26:46 > 0:26:49is nearly better than winning, you know, from our outfits.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53And there's another advantage in not being selected.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57As soon as I seen the last finalist getting her badge,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I was like, "Right, shoes off!"
0:27:01 > 0:27:02That's me done.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I'm going for the fun of it anyway.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Yes, I would love to have a size-eight figure
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and I'd love to be six foot tall,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21and I'd love to be winning all round me,
0:27:21 > 0:27:22but I have to be realistic.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25My family is my life,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28and more so now that I have been ill, you know,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30they are more important to me.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I mean, I go on my holidays with my mum and my aunt
0:27:33 > 0:27:36and I take my 80-year-old uncle to the races and things,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38because that's what it's about.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43It's about sharing those good days out with your family
0:27:43 > 0:27:44and having a laugh.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54The biggest thing that we've learnt this year
0:27:54 > 0:27:57is that, like, well, we've learnt how to bet, so we can bet now.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00So we don't just come for the Ladies' Day!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Obviously the papers aren't going to pick you all the time to put in.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08This is a kind of a phase and it will drizzle out and I thought,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10yeah, obviously, that's going to happen.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13I'm not always going to make it into the top ten or the top five,
0:28:13 > 0:28:14this is a phase.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Maybe this will be my year, sort of thing,
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and then next year they'll be like, "Right, it's time for someone new,"
0:28:19 > 0:28:20so I'll probably...
0:28:20 > 0:28:22That'll happen!