After scooping his first Group 1 prize at the July Cup, Harry Angel is out to build on that success and underline his status as the leading sprinter from the new generation in Europe.
The Clive Cox-trained three-year-old son of Dark Angel takes on the same trio - Limato, Brando and Caravaggio – that chased him home in an intriguing re-match in the Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday. Also in the mix is Tin Man, the dual Group 1 winner who was five lengths down the field at Newmarket.
Harry Angel has never been outside of the top two in his six starts and Cox is confident the Godolphin colt can complete successive Group 1 victories.
“He is a happy, pleasing individual to deal with. He is confident in himself, and he has personality,” Cox said. “In the early days, he was exuberant and just very fast. But it has been pleasing for me, as his trainer, to see that personality of his really develop as he has started to grow up.
“I think the way he has been campaigned, he is still progressing. The July Cup was his most professional performance to date."
Godolphin are double-handed in the race with the Charlie Appleby-trained Blue Point.
The Shamardal colt under James Doyle was third in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup behind Caravaggio and Harry Angel.
Caravaggio has since been a bit disappointing, finishing fourth behind Harry Angel and sixth to Brando in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in France.
The Kevin Ryan-trained Brando has strengthened his claim with that victory. Tasleet, trained by William Haggas for Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid, can spring a surprise.
The spotlight will be at the Curragh on Sunday with three Group 1 prizes, including the Irish St Leger.
Godolphin has entered Endless Time and Twilight Payment in the St Leger in which Big Orange, the Ascot Gold Cup winner, headlines the field.
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French business
France has organised a delegation of leading businesses to travel to Syria. The group was led by French shipping giant CMA CGM, which struck a 30-year contract in May with the Syrian government to develop and run Latakia port. Also present were water and waste management company Suez, defence multinational Thales, and Ellipse Group, which is currently looking into rehabilitating Syrian hospitals.
Closing the loophole on sugary drinks
As The National reported last year, non-fizzy sugared drinks were not covered when the original tax was introduced in 2017. Sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, 20 grams of sugar per 500ml bottle.
The non-fizzy drink AriZona Iced Tea contains 65 grams of sugar – about 16 teaspoons – per 680ml can. The average can costs about Dh6, which would rise to Dh9.
Drinks such as Starbucks Bottled Mocha Frappuccino contain 31g of sugar in 270ml, while Nescafe Mocha in a can contains 15.6g of sugar in a 240ml can.
Flavoured water, long-life fruit juice concentrates, pre-packaged sweetened coffee drinks fall under the ‘sweetened drink’ category
Not taxed:
Freshly squeezed fruit juices, ground coffee beans, tea leaves and pre-prepared flavoured milkshakes do not come under the ‘sweetened drink’ band.
UPI facts
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More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
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THE BIO
Ms Davison came to Dubai from Kerala after her marriage in 1996 when she was 21-years-old
Since 2001, Ms Davison has worked at many affordable schools such as Our Own English High School in Sharjah, and The Apple International School and Amled School in Dubai
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TICKETS
Tickets start at Dh100 for adults, while children can enter free on the opening day. For more information, visit www.mubadalawtc.com.
