Poala Ward (centre) with her fellow Stratford rowers Ian Ward (left) and Jake Blatcher (right) at Llandaf. Poala Ward (centre) with her fellow Stratford rowers Ian Ward (left) and Jake Blatcher (right) at Llandaf. Elsewhere, Stratford women’s masters joined forces with Bewdley Rowing Club to row as a composite eight at the prestigious Henley Masters Regatta. Stratford’s Jake Blatcher won the men’s 1x category while Paola and Ian Ward raced against Josh and Ethan in an all-Stratford epic. The Stratford mother and son combo of Paola and Ian Ward won by half a length.