After a break of more than two months the colt returned in the Listed Silver Trophy over 7+1⁄2 furlongs at Lingfield Park Racecourse on 15 July in which he was partnered by Frankie Dettori by six length at odds of 1/4.
[9] Eleven days after his win at Lingfield, Markofdistinction stepped back up to Group 1 class for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and finished third to Zilzal and Green Line Express with Opening Verse, Warning and Shaadi among the unplaced runners.
He began his campaign in the Group 2 Trusthouse Forte Mile at Sandown Park on 27 April and started the 9/2 third choice in the betting behind Citidancer and Magic Gleam (Child Stakes).
Markofdistinction was held up by Dettori before accelerating in the last quarter mile and overtook the leader Mirror Black inside the final furlong to win by a neck with a gap of five lengths back to Distant Relative in third.
[11] In July, Markofdistinction was sent to the United States to contest the Caesars International over 9+1⁄2 furlongs at Atlantic City Race Course and finished fourth behind Steinlen.
The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over the round mile course at Ascot on 29 September attracted a ten-runner field and saw Tirol start favourite ahead of Shavian, Distant Relative and Linamix (Poule d'Essai des Poulains) with Markofdistinction next in the betting on 6/1.
Markofdistinction raced towards the rear of the field as Shavian set the pace but made steady progress approaching the final turn and was switched left by Dettori to make his challenge on the outside in the straight.