All four Harpur Trust schools enjoyed successes at the Hampton Head of the River on Saturday.

In the first big junior race of the season pride of place went to Bedford Modern School's first VIII won their race and were the overall Head winners at an event that welcomed over 1,300 children from 41 different schools and clubs.

It was the second time a Modern team has won the event, their last success coming in 2001, and they are the only club not based on the River Thames to have won the main title.

Modern's second VIII also had an impressive race, finishing second in their event and eighth place overall.

Bedford School won the Junior Coxed Fours event with relative ease, with four of their first VIII making up the crew, Bedford High School won the equivalent event for girls.

Dame Alice Harpur School entered two junior coxless quads and a J15 coxed quad at 3K Head and the senior squad produced some great results with a first and third placing.

Amy Elliott, Maria Larsen, Charlotte Burgess and Isabelle Osuch were the victorious crew with Victoria Wallace, Christina Bullard, Charlotte Titterington and Holly Lang finishing third.

he J15 crew of Lauren Feretti, Sarah B-Lynch, Hannah Sprake, Clothilde Hugot and cox Alexandra Titterington, finished fifth in their event.

Amy, Maria and Isabelle were also invited to a Great Britain training day at Dorney lake near Windsor on Wednesday.