My Race Days

Seafood and Pink Jockey Colours at Chester Races!

Eliza goes racing with friends Cerys and Karl who are enjoying their first ever visit to the races together at Chester. Karl loves his racing but as a busy businessman seldom gets time to visit; especially as he is also passionate about Heavy Rock music. Eliza is going to see Iron Maiden with them shortly and can hopefully also get another trip to the races in. Cerys loves horses and owns a few but this is her first ever trip to the races!

The Mer seafood restaurant has one of the best views right on the finish line; and with the screen there too Eliza and her friends can watch them all the way around. Eliza has done a combination Tote exacta on 4 horses which costs for a 50p stake £6. She has chosen two and took on Cerys idea of betting on the horses with pink colours so included two. After not having a winner all evening Eliza decides that could be the key. But will it? Certainly the seafood looks deliciously appropriate!!

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About Eliza Cook

Hi! I'm Eliza. I am a Geographer by profession, and am currently studying for a PhD in Geography at Swansea University. I will be investigating ice core records from Greenland pretty soon. But you don't want to hear about those.

On top of this, during a year out, I fell into working as an in-house model for Agent Provocateur. Strange but true! This experience heightened my appreciation of fashion - especially the eclectic and eccentric fashions of the races.

I've been a racing fan for two years. I love all racing, but a day at the jumps is where I really feel the most excitement. Having grown up in Gloucestershire, with two great racecourses on the doorstep - Cheltenham and Chepstow - it is a wonder that I didn't find racing sooner.

I've been privileged to be a part of some of the 'behind the scenes' elements of racing, from photographing frosty morning breeze-ups to attending the post Cheltenham Festival jockeys' celebration in the Weighing Room!

I am thrilled to be a 'Voice of the Races'. To me, the most striking feature of racing is the accessibility of participants - and the fact that everybody attending has a part to play. A day at the races has it all; wonderful horses, spectacle and fashion, in an adrenaline soaked atmosphere where people from all walks of life come together in mutual appreciation of the sport.

I can't wait to tell you all about my experiences at the races, the people I meet and the adventures I have, as well as the fashions I encounter and the stories I uncover.

I hope you enjoy it!