held up tracking leaders, headway travelling strongly inside final 3f, went 2nd approaching final 2f, led inside final 2f, shaken up and in command final furlong, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced and struggling
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final 2f, soon edged left, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leader, hung left from over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
chased leading pair, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up but well in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
last trio, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 3f
ROUGEMONT was sent off a big price for his racecourse debut at Newmarket but won it in good style. Richard Hannon's colt is held in high regard and connections have the Racing Post Trophy in mind if he passes this first real test of his ability. Leqqaa was also an easy winner on his debut but he couldn't get past another Hannon inmate in Coupe De Ville over C&D last time, while Telwaar has come up short in a couple of starts in Listed company after scoring at Doncaster. Fencing is another with entries in the leading juvenile races and he'll have come on for his debut behind the potentially useful Entifaadha at Newmarket, but Mister Music and Mick Channon's duo, Foster's Road and Shivsingh, face tough tasks.
Fencing (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Raced centre, held up, headway over 1f out, soon led centre group, ridden and ran on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 20, 4l behind Entifaadha (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Foster's Road 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway on inside under pressure inside final 3f, weakened entering final 2f, 8th of 16, 7l behind Nawwaar (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (2) gf in Jul.
Leqqaa (USA) 9-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led 1f out, hung left, headed well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 5, shd behind Coupe de Ville (8-13) at Newbury 7f 2yo stks (4) gd in Jul.
Mister Music 6-4fav (9-2) Keen, close up, pushed along 2f out, switched right over 1f out, effort when hung left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Crius (9-2) at Newmarket 7f 2yo nov stk (4) gf in Jul.
Rougemont (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Went right start in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right and ran on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul beating Sports Section (9-3) by 2l, 14 ran.
Telwaar 16-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway and switched right over 1f out, soon not quicken and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Saigon (9-0) at Newbury 6f Listed stks 2yo (1) gf in Jul.
Shivsingh Montjeu colt out of Vistaria.