Herbert Howe has clearly put the pressures of his aborted Liverpool mayor bid behind him.

Here he is at Aintree today for the opening day of the Grand National festival in a dashing red suit and sporting monkey binoculars.

Entering the mayoral fray may have been a gamble too far for the celebrity stylist.

As an aside if you want to put a bet on the favourite Joe Anderson William Hill have already shortened the odds of him winning from 1/6 to 1/10.