A woman's annual trip to Aintree's Grand National festival took an "unexpected turn" after her partner proposed.
Shelley Louise Smith, 39, and Alistair Bennett, 46, from Lymm in Cheshire, attended Aintree on Saturday, April 15, for the famous steeplechase where they raised “one of the biggest cheers of the weekend” after getting engaged. Alistair, a motorsport team owner, popped the question to partner of two-and-a-half years Shelley Louise who said she was caught completely off-guard.
The bride-to-be, who works as an equestrian photographer, has attended the meeting on nine previous occasions and regularly works within the vicinity of the grounds at the equestrian centre. Shelley Louise said yes to Alistair on the final day of the racing festival.
