As part of the build up to Fours’ Head of the River the four of Christopher Wright, Tobias Witting, Hunter Harris, Oscar Schonfeld and Alice Lighton entered Autumn Fours on the Isis. Although the format of racing was of course dramatically different from what they will face on the Tideway (Autumn Fours is an 800m side-by-side race) it was a valuable opportunity to work on a solid race rythme which can be transferred to the longer distance to come. Following a first round row-over, Balliol saw off Trinity, Jesus, and two St Catz crews to claim the title. Each race saw solid wins with the margin being impressively stretched out from half-way to the finish, boding well for Fours’
Head.