Spotted Out - Racing Edition

While plenty of racing fans headed to Leopardstown on Saturday for some serious horsey action, there were two other very good reasons to hit the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes - Celag Watching and Fashion! With a €5,000 shopping voucher up for grabs chic ladies swarmed the racecourse in their finest, and the competition was as fierce off the track is it was on! A keen equestrian herself, our girl Laura Toogood, remarked of the Stakes "Sea the Stars stole the show, [he] ran a superb race." As for the fashion stakes? Miss Tooogod pretty much stole the show herself! Coming in 3rd in the Ladies Best Dressed Race, Laura was stunning in a turquoise (nobody wears this colour better than she!) LK Bennet dress with a matching handbag. Being a recessionista-fashionista after our own heart, she completed the look with shoes from Penney's and topped it all off with a phenomenal hat she scooped up at Debenhams. Chic, talented, a brilliant shopper and smart! We'd hate her if she wasn't one of the sweetest girls on earth! TV3's newest member of the Xpose Team, Sean Musjane, was on hand to dole out the awards with sponsor Lipton's Grainne Galvin. The two searched high and low around the track, narrowing it down to 10 finalist and finally a top 3. Gift certs from fab boutiques like Lara and Fran & Jane were up for grabs as well as a weekend stay at Monart Spa. Ok I know, now the important part - who was there!! Celebs, socialites and models all buzzed about Leopardstown on the day. As mentioned model (and absolute doll) Laura Toogood enjoyed the race with boyfriend Nicky Arnold, VBFF Rosanna Davison, Rosie's other half the gorge Wesley Quirke, and the lovely and talented Marissa Mackle. Miss Mackle was oh so FAB in a green and black patterned dress from BT2. The totally glamorous Chloe Arnold kept it chic in greys and blacks on the arm of her boyfriend, the musician Justin Manville. There was a strong Assets vibe on race day, as the agency's lovely ladies strutted the catwalk within the Lipton's tent for a special fashion show. Naomi Cullen and Aoife Cogan showed off hot new threads, with Kerri Ingram and Julie Kavanagh worked the crowd for Lanson Champagne. Also from the TV3 family, Dennis Kirwan was about interviewing sporting heroes from Eamonn Coughlan, Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn and rugby god Rob Kearney in part of the ALL-Ireland Championship Weekend. There you have it, another weekend in the life of the FAB and wonderful! As I am stuck in doors this weekend I have to thank my FAB informant for keeping me abreast of this weekend's happs! xxox enjoy your Sunday kiddies!