Amazing! Jockey wins horse race with broken rein!

Incredible horsemanship, superb balance and supreme strength. Take a bow James Bowen, winner of this Chepstow horse race, despite riding with no rein for the entire contest.
Fair play also to his very promising equine partner Mot A Mot, who looks to have a big engine and a very bright future for trainer Nicky Henderson!
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[@WhiteJarrah]

Now that's what I call a working Jockey-Horse relationship.

[@JavierBonillaC]

Horse: “You should let me out with no reins and then you’d see me really go”

[@mikaelafox6106]

A - this is a professional at work

[@doggiesarus]

Jockey's are not just "weight" they actually are part of the team. Good for James. Good horseman.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Keeping them straight with the bridle is plenty difficult enough.

[@wintersunset9264]

Brilliant ride well done James

[@bobbykimber8038]

Fantastic ride - not the ride of the year if you count Hugh Morgan’s win on young dev...that was mind boggling. Nevertheless, Bowen does a great job here

[@Makado14]

Absolutely a classic piece of brilliant Horsemanship, this is one for the books. I salute you.

[@kiranbasappa7248]

They both have hearts of tigers... Good on them the rider for holding his composure and the grey for not giving up, I did have my heart in my mouth when they almost crashed into the wing of the hurdle.

[@aliceruzzenenti2220]

HAHAHAHAHAH "who needs reins? Not James Bowen" 🤣🤣

[@hummingbird_chirps8520]

That's what happens when you give your horse free rein... free full stride & non-resistence to run at full potential... only responding to leg, body & voice commands... beautiful relationship of trust between horse & rider 🦋

[@stephanieyee9784]

All bow to Mot a Mot for just going like the clappers with little steering from his jockey. The horse Knows what his job is and just went for it.

[@cindaflame]

Who needs reins?

[@theresaperez5222]

A brilliant piece of riding.

[@James-lm6wt]

Marching on together great ride Jimmy lad

[@harinu9339]

It shows that you don’t have to kick a horse or insanely move your hands to make him win the race, this is a really good rider, and I wish every jockey in the racing industry was like him

[@margaretjiantonio939]

Amazing ride! What a great horse! What a great rider!

[@benswann7513]

Great ride from Mr Bowen.If he can win the race with one rein he might have the potential to run in the champion hurdle one day.

[@staygoldponyboy8881]

Lucky for him it was a bumper😮

[@chriswork7479]

When you can win without steering the horse has bags of ability as does young bowen