Win, lose, or draw, Sean Bowen is determined to make the most out of his jockeys championship match against Harry Cobden, which is expected to go right down to the wire.
The 26-year-old built up a sizable lead before getting hurt on Boxing Day at Aintree.
His absence gave Cobden the ideal chance to gather significant momentum, and by the time the Welshman got back in the saddle in early February, his lead had shrunk to just four.
Ever since the two have been engaged in an intense battle to see who can weigh in the most, and even though Cobden has a slight advantage with the season's last few crowds left, Bowen should be happy with his pursuit of the title.
“It’s incredible that I have even got within five (at one stage) with the injury I had and I take a good bit of pride in the fact I have got as many winners as I have and have kept fighting to the end,” Bowen said during a media call. “Whether I win or lose, I haven’t given it up. It’s not impossible and it has been made a bit harder by Harry riding his winners at Taunton (on Wednesday), but there is no need to stop fighting now, there’s only a few days left. I’ve made it quite clear, I’m mad about being a champion jockey and hopefully, I will have a good few days. But if it doesn’t happen, then next year will be just as important and I will be trying to rattle off as many winners as possible, rack up a lead and hopefully not lose that lead next time.”