The Princess Royal Challenge Cup 2009: Thursday Heats
| Winner | Loser | Verdict | Barrier | Fawley | Finish | |
| T Cao, China | Sculled over | Sculled over | 2.45 | 4.33 | 9.14 | |
| Z A Novak | Sculled over | Sculled over | 2.35 | 4.29 | 9.27 | |
| Y A Burraston, Australia | A Labots, Holland | 3¾ lengths | 2.34 | 4.21 | 9.02 | |
| G L Stone, USA | C Aitken | 3 lengths | 2.37 | 4.26 | 9.16 | |
| *Loser led |