Bowe was thrilled to saddle his first winner at Cheltenham as Shantou Flyer lunged late to win.

Criquette Head-Maarek insists that stall 15 will be “no problem” for Treve as the unbeaten filly bids to beat the statistics in tomorrow’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.15) at Longchamp.

Ante-post favourite Orfevre has been drawn in stall eight for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but British raider Al Kazeem will have to race widest of all after being drawn in 18.

Connections of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runners will need to brace themselves for potential rainfall close to Sunday’s race.

Cirrus Des Aigles continued his worrying decline with yet another defeat at Deauville yesterday.