And, they're off... to a punch-up! Rowdy racegoers trade blows after alcohol-fuelled day at Doncaster

  • Two men are pictured engaging in a street brawl after St Leger festival as onlookers try to separate them 
  • Other images show two women fighting, as one woman pulls the other's hair, after the final day of the event   
  • Logician, ridden by 48-year-old Frankie Dettori, smashed the course record in the jockey's sixth St Leger win

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As one of the most prestigious events in the British horse racing calendar came to a close, several racegoers let the sweltering heat and free flowing alcohol go to their heads.

Two men wearing suits can be seen brawling on the streets of Doncaster after the festival as frantic onlookers try to keep them apart.

Other images show two women engaged in a scrap, as one viciously tugs the other's hair.

The St Leger Stakes attracts some of the leading stables across the country to show in a roll of honour, including some of the most acclaimed horses in history. 

Logician, ridden by Frankie Dettori, smashed the course record yesterday to give the 48-year-old jockey his sixth win in the £700,000 William Hill St Leger.

Two men engage in a vicious street brawl after the final day of St Leger Festival in Doncaster as bewildered onlookers watch. One man has the other by the throat as they grapple

Two men engage in a vicious street brawl after the final day of St Leger Festival in Doncaster as bewildered onlookers watch. One man has the other by the throat as they grapple

The men, clad in suits, are pulled apart by an onlooker after they fight in the streets. The St Leger Stakes attracts some of the leading stables across the country to show in a roll of honour

The men, clad in suits, are pulled apart by an onlooker after they fight in the streets. The St Leger Stakes attracts some of the leading stables across the country to show in a roll of honour

The woman in the light-blue jumpsuit desperately tries to grapple her counterpart to the ground as an onlooker tries to help by pulling the brawler in the dark-blue frock by the hair

The woman in the light-blue jumpsuit desperately tries to grapple her counterpart to the ground as an onlooker tries to help by pulling the brawler in the dark-blue frock by the hair

Police speak to a man and woman on the pavement after a day of sweltering heat and booze ended in street brawls. Temperatures in Doncaster reached 77F

Police speak to a man and woman on the pavement after a day of sweltering heat and booze ended in street brawls. Temperatures in Doncaster reached 77F

A street fight erupts between two men. As a man in a white jumper appears to swing a punch, bewildered onlookers watch in disbelief

A street fight erupts between two men. As a man in a white jumper appears to swing a punch, bewildered onlookers watch in disbelief

Two women and a man head home after a day at the races. One woman, wearing a beige fascinator, walks bare-foot as her companion holds onto her high heels

Two women and a man head home after a day at the races. One woman, wearing a beige fascinator, walks bare-foot as her companion holds onto her high heels

Two women wearing flip-flops and sandles walk down the street carrying gift bags. The William Hill St Leger Festival was on from the 11th to the 14th September

Two women wearing flip-flops and sandles walk down the street carrying gift bags. The William Hill St Leger Festival was on from the 11th to the 14th September

One gleeful racegoer, wearing a pink mini-dress and silver heels with a cream-coloured fascinator, celebrates by flinging her arm into the air

One gleeful racegoer, wearing a pink mini-dress and silver heels with a cream-coloured fascinator, celebrates by flinging her arm into the air

The four-day event proved too much for some as one woman, who donned a green fascinator and matching heels, slumps on the floor with a cigarette in her hand

The four-day event proved too much for some as one woman, who donned a green fascinator and matching heels, slumps on the floor with a cigarette in her hand

Logician, ridden by Frankie Dettori, smashed the course record at Doncaster yesterday to give the 48-year-old jockey his sixth win in the £700,000 William Hill St Leger

Logician, ridden by Frankie Dettori, smashed the course record at Doncaster yesterday to give the 48-year-old jockey his sixth win in the £700,000 William Hill St Leger

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