George Scott tasted Group 1 glory for the very first time when Caballo De Mar ran out a gutsy winner of the Qatar Prix du Cadran.

With just Alkasib, Coltrane and Sunway confirmed on Tuesday, George Scott, along with four others, made the decision to supplement the son of Phoenix Of Spain to the Group 1 prize at a cost of €23,000.

It looked like it was going to prove a fruitful decision as Caballo De Mar moved upsides the longtime leader Coltrane passing the two-furlong marker. The pair set down to fight it out with a furlong to go and although Coltrane continued to battle away against the rail, Tom Marquand drove his mount to the head of affairs in a bid to seal the deal.

Caballo De Mar held a half-length advantage moving into the final half a furlong and it proved one he wasn't going to relinquish, as he kept on stoutly late on to score by a length and three quarters, providing his handler with a first Group 1 success.

A winner of eight of his last eleven races, the four-year-old gelding was stepping up to Group 1 level for the first time following his victory in the German St Leger at Dortmund last month.

Speaking of his first Group 1 hero, who has also finished runner-up in the Chester Cup and Copper Horse Stakes at Royal Ascot, a jubilant George Scott said: "He's a brilliant horse with a very unique mind, which is what you need for these distances.

"He was perfectly ridden today by Tom. He loves to race on the hip of the leader, that seems to be his happy place. Because he relaxes so well you can fire him into that position.

Scott has already local Group 1 success in Bahrain with the likes of Isle Of Jura, who looks poised to return to the Middle East following his pleasing reappearance at Newmarket, but the Newmarket-based handler had been yet to taste full Group 1 glory on a European stage.

He added: "I was on the floor as he crossed the line I have to admit and I don't really get emotional, so that's what it meant to me.

"We've been waiting for it for a long time, and it felt like we needed it as well.

"It's a really special day for me and my team. I'm so pleased to train a winner for Shaikh Khalid and Shaikh Nasser who are here today. They've been a big part of my journey so far.

"It's sort of surreal as we've been training for ten years and trained loads of stakes winners, but no Group 1 before today, so I'm just elated to be honest."