Colin Bowe eyes March return with Shantou Flyer

Colin Bowe was thrilled to saddle his first winner at Cheltenham as Shantou Flyer lunged late to land the Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club Novices’ Chase yesterday.

One of Ireland’s leading point-to-point handlers, Bowe has saddled just a handful of previous runners on British soil without success.

Despite having won twice and finished second twice from five previous chase starts, Shantou Flyer was a 14-1 shot for what looked his toughest assignment to date.