Pembrokeshire Trainer Bowen’s Success At Sandown

Ffos Las on race day Cr Gruffydd Thomas / Alamy

Ffos Las on race day Cr Gruffydd Thomas / Alamy

Pembrokeshire’s Peter Bowen landed another big race win when when his six -year-old Lord Napier, partnered by his son Sean Bowen, came home a nine lengths winner (writes Brian Lee). Lord Napier’s success, ahead of Coole Cody in the 888Sport Heroes Handicap Hurdle, was at Sandown Park. It was worth £56,270 to the winner. In a field […]

Pembrokeshire’s Peter Bowen landed another big race win when when his six -year-old Lord Napier, partnered by his son Sean Bowen, came home a nine lengths winner (writes Brian Lee).

Lord Napier’s success, ahead of Coole Cody in the 888Sport Heroes Handicap Hurdle, was at Sandown Park. It was worth £56,270 to the winner.

In a field of 16 runners, Lord Napier was an 8-1 chance given a brilliant ride.

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That was the second  winner of the day for jockey Sean, who had won the opening 888Sport Novices Hurdle on the favourite Winston C.

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