IT'S a great day out and the champagne and Pimms flows freely.
But that brings one major downside at The Journal Ladies' Day.
As any woman will tell you, that are never enough toilets at the glitzy annual event, which attracts almost 15,000 visitors to Beverley Racecourse.
But now, ladies will spend less of their valuable drinking and betting time queuing to spend a penny.
A major �200,000 refurbishment has seen 14 female toilets installed in the grandstand and paddock area, where there was previously had just four.
The men's toilets in the area have also been ripped and out and replaced.
The scheme has also seen a new entrance area at the former Jockeys' Loft Restaurant, which has now been renamed Nosebag Cafeteria, installed.
Sally Iggulden, chief executive of Beverley Racecourse, hopes the work improves racegoers' experiences.
She said: "Ladies' Day is the one day of the year when we have problems with the toilets.
"The toilets tend to flood during really busy periods.
"We know you can have a brilliant day, but if a venue can't get the toilets right, it's something people can remember.
"We are fortunate in that we are a non-profit-making organisation and we are able to put money back into the facilities."
So far, about 6,000 tickets have been sold for Ladies' Day, which is on Wednesday, August 10.
This year is the first time the grandstand and paddock area will be ticket-only.
The work, part of the racecourse's ongoing improvement programme, has been completed in time for the start of the 2011 season on Wednesday, April 6.
Next Wednesday's seven- race programme begins at 2.10pm.
The racing season runs until September 20.
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