Ladies with a date for the races will be able to test the power of their heels at Debenhams’ Oxford Street store.

Ladies with a date for the races will be able to test the power of their heels at Debenhams’ Oxford Street store.

Debenhams has created its own in-store turfed mini paddock so customers can avoid the hazardous sink into the grass.

Debenhams’ test unsurprisingly showed four-inch stillettos sank the most, while wedged heels won with hardly any dip at all.

Unfortunately, the test won’t rid customers of that sinking feeling if their horse doesn’t win.

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