Despite the criticism of the calendar, Bowen is already relishing the prospect of defending his crown next year.
“I can’t wait to get back to zero and start all over again, to be honest,” Bowen said.
“And we’ll obviously try and do what we did this season, if not a little bit more.”
Bowen’s haul means AP McCoy is the only jockey to have ridden more winners than him in a British jumps season.
That came in the 2001-02 campaign when the 20-time champion jockey recorded an astonishing 289 winners.
Bowen called that feat “incredible” but would not rule out trying to better it.
“I think we counted 290-odd days in a season – a winner every day – so I’ll have to get a scoot on at the start,” said Bowen.
“But I don’t think it’s something that’s impossible to do. It’ll obviously take a lot of hard work, but if it’s something that I can do, I’ll definitely be trying.”
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