Futura has been installed 22-10 favourite by World Sports Betting to become the first dual winner of the J & B Met since Pocket Power eight seasons ago.

Legislate, scratched from last year’s race because of a virus, is second favourite at 4-1 jointly with Sean Tarry’s SA Derby winner Legal Eagle. French Navy, who took the SA Classic and Daily News for Tarry, is next at 6-1 while the Brett Crawford-trained Horse Chestnut winner Captain America is on 8-1.

Master Sabina and Deo Juvente, first and second in the Sansui Summer Cup for Geoff Woodruff, are on 14-1 as is Bouclette Top. Paterfamilias and Same Jurisdiction are on 16-1 and it’s 20-1 and upwards others.

By Michael Clower