BELMONT Park stages one of the best races of the season tonight in the Metropolitan Handicap, or the Met Mile.

Code Of Honor boosts the best record but the drop back to the mile is the big question. Last year, as a three-year-old, he won both the Travers Stakes and Jockey Club Gold Cup at 10 furlongs, the latter by disqualification. The homebred Noble Mission colt did win the Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes last year at shorter but needed all of the mile and half a furlong to get to grips with Endorsed in a Grade 3 last time, though he should strip fitter today.