18:51 – Merton cross the line safely, so Wadham will have one more opportunity to return to Division I tomorrow. Just the three bumps then in that race, but plenty of pressure applied that the crews will look to follow up tomorrow.
18:50 – Oriel row over to sustain the headship for another day, Wolfson follow them over. Perhaps we’ve seen the first sign of vulnerability from Oriel as Wolfson certainly had them for pace off the start. Keble also row over, avoiding Univ.
18:49 – Wolfson can’t sustain their pressure, and Oriel now have about three lengths on them.
18:48 – Just half a length between Wadham and Merton now.
18:47 – Wadham still closing on Merton, Trinity have bumped Teddy Hall.
18:47 – Magdalen concede to New!
18:47 – Christ Church concede! Pembroke see them off!
18:46 – Pembroke almost bump Christ Church, Wolfson are closing on Oriel!
18:45 – Start gun fired! Pembroke closing on Christ Church, and Teddy Hall are closing on Balliol.
18:44 – Black on track, 1 minute gun sounds.
18:43 – Slight delay to the start of Men’s Division I announced.
18:19 – Wadham take a victory lap in front of their boathouse after Pembroke cleared any pressure behind, and they retain the headship through day three.
18:18 – Oriel were gaining on Magdalen, but the pressure from Lincoln behind was too much and they concede. New also bump John’s, marking a return to Division I!
18:17 – Pembroke bump Univ! They move into second, with a chance at the headship tomorrow.
18:16 – Christ Church concede to Wolfson very early on! Keble also bump on Teddy Hall.
18:15 – Underway! New are closing on Johns’s, Keble closing on Teddy!
18:14 – 1 minute gun for Women’s Division I is fired!
17:52 – Peter’s fail to capitalise on their opportunity to enter into Division II ahead of the final day. If they want to do so tomorrow, they’ll need to row over and have another go at Queen’s, who kept the gap pretty healthy through to the end. Jesus eventually catch LMH with just moments to spare!
17:50 – No boats between Jesus and Queen’s, so plenty of bumps have happened between! Worcester bump Catz, Oriel M2 bump Lincoln, resolving the OxRow beef, and Exeter convert their early pressure into a bump on John’s.
17:48 – Wadham look like they’re easing through to the end, but Jesus are still keenly chasing LMH behind!
17:47 – After getting a reprise, Jesus are beginning to gain on LMH.
17:47 – Hertford get the bump on Hugh’s after a tight three-boat-sandwich led by Jesus.
17:46 – Wadham are first out of the gut after dropping down a division yesterday.
17:45 – They’re off! Exeter are gaining on John’s early.
17:44 – 1 minute gun for Men’s Division II fired.
17:19 – Linacre bump GTC! After a long spell of pressure on Jesus, GTC slow down enough to allow Linacre to reel them in.
17:18 – Hertford the last boat out of the gap, which implies that Merton bump LMH, Somerville bump Mansfield, and Peter’s get their bump on Catz.
17:17 – Hertford follow Linacre out of the gut (a long way back) which means Exeter have bumped St Anne’s.
17:16 – Incredibly tight three boat sandwich led by New, as Jesus follow and GTC are right behind!
17:16 – Peter’s rapidly gaining on Catz, as the latter drifts off of the racing line.
17:15 – Underway!
17:14 – 1 minute gun on time.
17:10 – 5 minute gun for Women’s Division II sounds.
16:54 – Based on the order through the finish, Univ bump GTC, Wolfson got a technical bump on Christ Church, and crucially Peter’s bump Brasenose to have a shot at Division II!
16:52 – Hilda’s with an absolutely momentous overbump on New right at the death!
16:50 – GTC have dropped off Pembroke, but the latter are chasing Mansfield very hard.
16:48 – Pembroke just a quarter length from Mansfield, but GTC right on their heels!
16:48 – First crews out the gap, and Peter’s are chasing hard on Brasenose.
16:47 – And they convert soon after!
16:46 – Underway! St Anne’s gaining on Corpus early.
16:45 – 1 minute gun for Men’s Division III.
16:24 – Anthony’s slowly gaining on Worcester, but not fast enough to get the bump before the latter can row over. Further down the river, Univ bump Wolfson.
16:23 – Christ Church exit the gut, implying that Pembroke have bumped Corpus.
16:22 – Hilda’s concede to Hugh’s!
16:20 – Peter’s the first out of the gap, Trinity concede soon after to Queen’s.
16:18 – 1 minute gun now.
16:17 – Seemingly a slight delay to the start, still no gun.
16:10 – 5 minute gun for Women’s Division III.
15:51 – Merton come through as the last boat, following Wadham and Keble. This must mean that Peter’s bumped Magdalen to move up into the fixed divisions, Reuben bump Teddy, and Hertford bump Brasenose. New’s earlier appeal from Women’s Division V is announced as unsuccessful, ending their blades campaign in heartbreaking fashion.
15:50 – Wadham take Keble! The latter continues their slide down the division.
15:48 – Balliol concede to Anthony’s.
15:46 – Somerville concede to Hilda’s. Somerville took a good line, but wasn’t quite enough.
15:45 – Start gun for Men’s Division IV.
15:40 – Penalty bump consideration for Keble from the Women’s Division IV.
15:22 – Both Worcester and Linacre get close to their targets in GTC and Magdalen, but are unable to turn it into a bump.
15:19 – Brasenose easing off, plenty of room behind them (and eventually followed by Wolfson) which would mean that Reuben have bumped John’s. They improve to +8 on the year so far.
15:17 – Slight overlap between Christ Church and Oriel, and Christ Church convert it into a bump!
15:16 – Lincoln concede to Keble, and both boats continue their respective trajectories down/up.
15:15 – Start gun fired! Worcester closing rapidly on GTC.
15:10 – 5 minute gun for Women’s Division IV.
14:58 – Update to the appeal: New seem to believe that there was light, but definite, contact between them and Teddy. A successful appeal would keep the blades campaign alive, with Hertford in front of them tomorrow.
14:53 – Peter’s, Queen’s and Univ consecutively row over, which all but confirms all previous bumps.
14:51 – Green Templeton seem to have bumped out. Since Teddy caught Hugh’s, that must mean that they bumped New in front.
14:51 – Teddy Hall bump Hugh’s! That takes them up to a crazy +10 in three days. The record for the most positions gained in one Summer Eights is +11, which they’ll hope to match tomorrow with a New crew in front of them that’s been bumped twice in three days.
14:50 – Exeter bump Catz.
14:49 – Slow start to the race, Lincoln eventually concede to Worcester though, and Teddy are gaining on Hugh’s.
14:47 – Dog in the water by donny bridge, but race starts anyway.
14:46 – 1 minute gun.
14:45 – Minor delay to the start of Men’s Division V, likely due to traffic. 5 minute gun went at 14:42.
14:38 – Appeal made between New and Teddy Hall after the long slog proved fruitless for New.
14:24 – Somerville also bump Regent’s to round out the race’s results.
14:21 – Unfortunately for New, their blades campaign comes to an end after getting tantalisingly close to Teddy, but failing to convert their pressure into a bump. Further down the river though, Exeter get the bump on Balliol to make it 3/3 bumps for the former, and 3/3 bumped for the latter.
14:20 – New just inches away from Teddy at the very end!!
14:18 – Wolfson get their target! Hertford concede.
14:17 – Hertford are the first crew out of the gap, but Wolfson are closing in keenly behind.
14:16 – Jesus eventually concede to Merton! They make it three bumps in a row as well, as Jesus continue to slip down the ranking.
14:15 – Merton gaining on Jesus off the jump!
14:14 – No 5 minute gun, but the 1 minute gun goes off on time.
14:12 – Still no 5 minute gun yet for Women’s Division V.
14:03 – Correction: it turns out instead of a Pembroke overbump, Oriel were bumped by the strong crew from John’s that has bumped twice already this week, and Pembroke instead caught the Univ crew just in front of them.
13:51 – As Hilda’s row past, the next boat to follow is Anthony’s, with Exeter further down the river. This must mean that Pembroke pulled off the overbump on Oriel M4, and Balliol bumped New (as the latter continues its descent towards spoons…).
13:48 – Hilda’s the first crew out of the gut, with plenty of breathing room behind them.
13:47 – John’s concede to Univ, and Linacre concede to Mansfield!
13:46 – We’re underway! Oriel M3 concede early to Teddy, making it +9 for Teddy in three days, with two races to go!
13:45 – 1 minute gun for Men’s Division VI.
13:24 – Wadham take Peter’s right to the very end in a nail-biter! In the end though, the toll of racing twice kicked in, and Peter’s just about row over.
13:21 – Wolfson the first crew through to the end, which must mean Hilda’s bump Trinity!
13:20 – Wadham chasing the overbump on Peter’s, which must mean that Anne’s caught Oriel!
13:18 – The inevitable happens, and Queen’s bump Mansfield.
13:17 – Mansfield crab, and Queen’s are closing in rapidly now. Meanwhile, Anthony’s bumped by Catz!
13:16 – Queen’s rowing hard on Mansfield.
13:16 – They’ve started! Wolfson make an early break for the centre of the river. Univ pulling away from LMH. Oriel go straight into a bank…
13:15 – Delay to the start.
13:10 – 5 minute gun for Women’s Division VI.
13:05 – So just a few bumps in Men’s Division VII after they finally get going, but Wadham and Balliol both keep their blades dreams alive.
12:51 – Anne’s with a comfortable gap in front and behind. Looks like they made some distance on Pembroke, but the two bumps between them made it too tall an order to convert the overbump. That must mean John’s bumped Lincoln.
12:50 – Hertford are pushing to catch Exeter, but it’s too little too late, as the latter ease over the line.
12:47 – Pembroke follow Hertford out the gap, which means Balliol must have bumped Worcester!
12:46 – Brasenose send Exeter M3 tumbling back down to footship.
12:45 – Lightning bump for Wadham on Queen’s! Brasenose closing in on Exeter to escape footship…
12:45 – We’re off!
12:44 – 1 minute gun on schedule.
12:40 – 5 minute gun for Men’s Division VII. Let’s hope it’s not a third klaxon in a row…
12:23 – As a result of the Keble banking incident, Reuben get the easy bump, and Somerville run off into the distance where they get their third bump of the week on Hilda’s. It’ll be New in front of them tomorrow after the Jesus overbump, as they also continue in their quest for blades.
12:21 – John’s bump Exeter to make it 3/3! They’ll be eyeing up Worcester for blades tomorrow…
12:20 – Jesus get the overbump on New!
12:19 – Queen’s bump Univ! Making up for the bump yesterday, they swap back.
12:17 – Pembroke have been bumped by Wadham! There’ll be some in-boathouse competition when they chase Anne’s as the sandwich boat later…
12:16 – What looked like a Keble bump ends up to be them in the bank, after Reuben go past and Somerville keep racing…
12:15 – They’re off! First bit of racing today. Jesus have gone very wide early on… Meanwhile Queen’s are gaining on Univ.
12:14 – 1 minute gun fired, everyone on schedule (no surprise considering the emails and fines being dished out…)
12:10 – 5 minute gun for Women’s Division VII, almost underway here at day three!
11:14 – Return to normality [somewhat] yesterday, after a pretty hectic day one. Wadham managed to reclaim headship, after a penalty bump from Christ Church stripped them of it after the conclusion of day one. Oriel comfortably rowed over again to maintain their position in the lead, and Merton’s M1 returned to Division I for the first time in 45 years. Let’s see what day three has to offer.
