MORE than 25,000 people will descend on Ay rRacecourse on Friday and Saturday for the Coral Scottish Grand National Festival.

Saturday which features the £215,000 Coral Scottish Grand National has been sold out of club badges and Grandstand tickets for more than five weeks with around 18,500 set to watch Scotland’s richest race.

And more than 6,000 are expected to join in the glamour, fun and excitement of Ladies Day on Friday.

The Best Dressed Ladies Competition on Friday will see one lucky lady and a plus one win an amazing trip to Rome with Stewart Travel & Jet2 Holidays.

There is entertainment before, during and after racing, with Flash, a Queen tribute act taking to the stage in the Ayrshire Suite after the last race on Friday and before racing on Saturday the 2014 X Factor winner Ben Haenow will sing 500 Miles.