HAS this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National a mellow, close-to-nature feel about it?

I Shutthefrontdoor and, Spring Heeled, with not Many Clouds in the sky, went for a walk Across The Bay to where the Rocky Creek flowed into the Tranquil Sea, overlooked by Wyck Hill on one side and Corrin Wood on the other. It’s as good a way as any to make a shortlist for today’s big race!