The Final Results of the Dowsetts Challenge Cup, 2026

Penned for the perusal of the Stewards and Interested Gentlefolk of the Paddock. The umpires have lowered their flags, the crowds have dispersed, and the final judgements have been entered into the annals of history. It is with the utmost pleasure that I present the final accounting of the victors upon the River Thames, alongside the definitive scores of our esteemed prognosticators.

The Final Ledger of Prognostications

Wherein Miss Lisa Blake is declared the Champion of the Dowsetts Challenge Cup.

• Miss Lisa Blake 11 Correct Selections
• Mr. Henry Marles 9 Correct Selections
• Mr. Harry Gething 8 Correct Selections
• Miss Flora Blake Hendog 7 Correct Selections
• Mr. Ed 6 Correct Selections

The Open Events

• The Grand Challenge Cup Oxford Brookes Univ. & Leander Club
• The Remenham Challenge Cup Leander Club & Molesey B.C.
• The Stewards' Challenge Cup Leander Club
• The Town Challenge Cup Hollandia R.C., NED
• The Queen Mother Challenge Cup Team Italia, ITA
• The Princess Grace Challenge Cup Leander Club & Reading Univ.
• The Silver Goblets & Nickalls' J.N. Wincomb & T.W.K. Digby
• The Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup Meriano & A. Codato, ITA
• The Double Sculls Challenge Cup M. Mackovic & N. Pimenov, SRB
• The Stonor Challenge Trophy B.C. Francis & L.J. Spoors, NZL
• The Diamond Challenge Sculls O. Zeidler, GER
• The Princess Royal Challenge Cup L.R. Henry

The Intermediate Events

• The Ladies' Challenge Plate Leander Club
• The Bridge Challenge Plate Molesey B.C. & Univ. of London
• The Visitors' Challenge Cup Nautilus R.C. 'A'
• The Prince of Wales Challenge Cup Nautilus R.C. & Edinburgh Univ.
• The Princess of Wales Challenge Trophy Reading Univ.

The Club Events

• The Thames Challenge Cup Thames R.C. 'A'
• The Wargrave Challenge Cup Thames R.C. 'A'
• The Wyfold Challenge Cup Thames R.C. 'A'
• The Britannia Challenge Cup K.A.R.Z.V. De Hoop, NED
• The Danesfield Challenge Cup Molesey B.C.

The Student Events

• The Temple Challenge Cup Cambridge Univ. 'A'
• The Island Challenge Cup Brown Univ., 'A' USA
• The Prince Albert Challenge Cup Imperial Coll. London
• The Queen Victoria Challenge Cup Reading Univ. 'A'

The Junior Events

• The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup St. Paul's Sch.
• The Prince Philip Challenge Trophy Headington Sch.
• The Fawley Challenge Cup Leander Club
• The Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup Marlow R.C. 'A'