The Group 1 Prix du Cadran (1:33), run over 2m4f, is the ultimate staying contest and has been won by some of the best long-distance horses in Europe.

The Cambridgeshire meeting at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile continues on Friday, with three Group races including the 7f Group 2 Rockfel Stakes.

Sumo Sam (4/1) proved she was all heart once more with a tenacious success in the Group 2 Park Hill Fillies' Stakes at Doncaster.

Sumo Sam (4/1) proved she was all heart once more with a tenacious success in the Group 2 Park Hill Fillies’ Stakes at Doncaster.

Connections of Sumo Sam are hoping the forecast rain will reach Doncaster before the Group 2 Park Hill Fillies Stakes on Thursday.