'I wouldn't mind ten like this every year' - Bowen looks forward to big season

There is a new view from the bottom of the long gallop that sits in a picturesque corner of Pembrokeshire in west Wales.

On the horizon is a stunning family home built after many decades of hard work. Underfoot there is a new surface. Gone is the old sand and now there is a thick, bouncy layer of shredded carpet. It feels like you are walking on a cloud. And the round gallop has also been reworked. No wonder there are plenty of smiles as Peter Bowen's string gleams and looks a picture of health in the strong autumn sunshine.

The stats don't look too bad either. Last season there were 64 winners for the Bowen team – of which wife Karen, star rider sons Sean and James and talented point-to-point trainer son Mickey are an integral part. That's nearly double the tally from 2015-16, and the totals have been steadily creeping up year on year.