Reply To: Sean Bowen

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He has now ridden over 100 winners for Olly Murphy alone this season:

https://www.racingpost.com/news/reports/its-not-something-a-stable-jockey-does-very-often-sean-bowen-and-olly-murphy-hit-a-century-of-winners-for-the-season-with-a-treble-a6VCN6o50j5K/

While I have no doubt of his ability, isn’t there a danger he could become a Champion Jockey in the Brian Hughes style? He gets the quantity, even more than Hughes did. But the quality isn’t really there. He still hasn’t ridden a winner at the Cheltenham Festival.

I believe Bowen to be a better jockey than Hughes but his lack of chances on the big stage is disappointing. And unless Murphy starts to get some better horses, it is difficult to see where the chances will come from.