TWENTY-FOUR hours late for Ladies Day, racegoer Marcus Curtis found his Ascot attire a real drag.

He donned an eye-catching dress for Friday's meeting, and joked that he missed Ladies Day because he was "stuck in traffic".

Marcus, 30, from South Shields, was at York for a stag party. He did not spend long on his outfit - for his best man gave it him hours before the races. "I spent about a minute choosing it," Marcus admitted.

Updated: 12:37 Saturday, June 18, 2005