Reed excited for men's eight World final

Cox Phelan Hill and stroke Will Satch brought the men's eight crew home in the concluding race ahead of the challenge from the Dutch and Russians in the quicker of the two eights' heats.

Germany won the opposing race but Reed, in the three-seat, believes there is still plenty more to come from the GB eight.

He said: "We knew it was going to be a hard heat and the field didn't disappoint.

"We are quietly pleased and now need to get on and prepare for the final. There is more to come."

Elsewhere, Mat Tarrant, Nathaniel Reily O'Donnell and cox Henry Fieldman dominated the first race of the day to also advance to the final.

And the open men's squad rounded off a good morning when John Collins and Jonny Walton raced to second place and a quarter-final slot in the men's double.

Katherine Grainger and Vicky Thornley, in the equivalent women's boat, will race a repechage for a place in those quarters on Thursday. They were third to European silver medallists Lithuania and Australia in their heat.

"Today proved just how competitive our event is here," Grainger said. "Now we have a race every other day and we will take every one as it comes.

"We always knew that it would be tough."

The GB women's eight were also third in a very fast heat won by the Olympic and World champions the USA, with the Dutch in second.

Earlier, the light men's four were second to double 2015 World Cup winners New Zealand with only one crew qualifying for the semi-finals.

In the lightweights, the pair of Joel Cassells and Sam Scrimgeour smashed their heat to qualify for the semis and the lightweight women’s quad of Brianna Stubbs, Emily Craig, Ruth Walczak and Ellie Piggott were in commanding form to book at place in Friday's finals when they won their heat in style.

Frances Houghton, Melanie Wilson, Jess Leyden and Tina Stiller will race a women's quad repechage after taking fourth place in a race won by Germany.

The same applies for the light men's quad who are all World Championships rookies in their event and who were third.

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