Crowds were really horsing around as a racing festival got under way.

Brighton Racecourse is hosting its three-day August Festival, which is the highlight of its annual racing programme.

Today Hayley Moore, who was last month crowned winner of The Filly Factor, a search by Lovetheraces.com to find Britain's first female commentator, will be calling home the horses.

Bosses at Brighton Racecourse were so impressed by Ms Moore's commentary skills in the final of The Filly Factor at Ascot last month that they asked her to commentate on Ladies Day.