Life's A Beach For Bin Suroor

Saeed bin Suroor saddled four winners on the fifth night of the 2008 Dubai International Racing Carnival ? with the highlight being Cocoa Beach's success in the UAE 1000 Guineas.

The Chilean-bred filly, ridden by Ted Durcan, turned the tables on stablemate Fiesta Lady, who went down by five and a quarter lengths in the hands of Frankie Dettori.

Durcan said: "She is a lovely filly and has travelled much better today.

"I was always going to get there and that was a good effort as the other filly (Fiesta Lady) is decent."

Gravitas and Dettori won the opening Meydan City Stakes for the all-conquering Godolphin team.

Their famous blue silks were later carried to victory by Jalil in the Meydan Marina Stakes.

The four-year-old son of Storm Cat, who cost 9.7million as a yearling, was winning for the second time and broke the track record under Kerrin McEvoy.

Bin Suroor said: "Gravitas was unlucky last time, while Jalil is a progressive type who has only run five times."

Dettori also steered the Bin Suroor-trained Third Set to a facile two-and-a-half-length success in the Meydan Business Park Stakes and looks the type to improve.

The UK finally opened their Carnival account courtesy of John Balding's Turn On The Style, who did the business for Paul Mulrennan in the six-furlong Meydan Stakes.

Balding said: "We knew he could win here and he is a really good horse.

"To come all this way and win first time is just unbelievable.

"For a small yard it does not get much better."

Mike De Kock's Oracle West conceded weight to his five rivals in the Meydan Racecourse Stakes but still won by a length and a quarter from Sushisan.

Competing at his third Carnival, Johnny Murtagh's mount was runner-up in the Sheema Classic last year and that race is his target again.

De Kock said: "We are aiming at the Sheema Classic which was probably his best career run last year.

"The horses are running well."

The Doug Watson-trained Mutamarres showed good dash when it mattered to land the Meydan Races To The Future Stakes courtesy of a good ride from Martin Dwyer.

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