At Fairyhouse, Mikael D'Haguenet, considered a potential future Cheltenham Gold Cup contender, was sent off hot favourite despite making his first start in almost 600 days and his first outing over fences in Ireland.

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After all, in the month-plus leading up to the Olympics, every athlete can be marketed as a gold-medal contender.

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One contender for the gold medal is Israel, where, despite political differences, locals have embraced this Arabic dish as their own.

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