THEY tell us spring is here but there was a fair bit of winter bite in the air this week and we had some minus temperatures this morning. But it’s Grand National day and we look to the great race to again pull out a feel-good story to banish some of the doom and gloom in news headlines.

It will take something to top last year’s history-making success but even to have a full attendance is something to look forward to after the last two years.