Bowen aiming for first Cheltenham Festival victoryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sean Bowen has yet to win at the Cheltenham Festival ByDylan Mohammad-SmartBBC Sport WalesPublished44 minutes agoSean Bowen has achieved most of what there is to accomplish as a jockey but there is one glaring omission on his impressive CV.Bowen is the reigning champion jockey and is on course to win the title again this season with 210 wins, a massive 107 more than second-placed Harry Skelton who has just 103.But Sean – along with his brothers, jockey James and trainer Mickey – has yet to land a winner at the Cheltenham Festival.Not that the 28-year-old from Pembrokeshire is letting that stat get to him.”Not really, I’ll go there as I go racing every day and hope to ride winners and do my best,” stated Bowen, who has more than 1,250 career wins.”Hopefully this year we’ll get it. I’ve got a few chances and definitely got a few better rides this year.”It’s nice going into the meeting, riding a few chances, whereas normally it would be quite hard to be riding good chances.”Haiti Couleurs – from ‘career-threatening’ injury to Gold Cup hope
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