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Following a day of no racing in Italy as a mark of respect while the funeral of Pope Francis took place, Italian racing leads us into the European Classic season this Sunday, along with Spain, with both sets of Guineas being staged in Rome and Madrid respectively. Jockey Marco Ghiani heads back to his native country to take rides for Stefano Botti in the G3 Premio Pariolo (Italian 2,000 Guineas) and G3 Premio Regina Elena (Italian 1,000 Guineas). His mount in the colts' Classic, Brisone (GB), is from the first...