Harrington respects Bocca Baciata's task Jessica Harrington knows Bocca Baciata faces a far from easy task in the Irish National Stud EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas on Wednesday evening. The four-year-old got back to winning ways last time out in a Listed race but carries a penalty for her win in a Group Three last August. That means she is giving 17lb to the Classic generation, which includes Aidan O'Brien's Pretty Perfect, already a Listed winner herself. O'Brien also runs the regally-bred How High The Moon with Jim Bolger's Glamorous Approach and Pat Prendergast's Park Express Stakes winner Queen Blossom lining up. With Dermot Weld's Zhukova, winner of three of her five outings also running, it is a hot contest for a Group Three. "It's going to be tough giving the weight away, especially to some smart looking three-year-olds," said Harrington. "She's in great form but I just hope there isn't too much rain. She does like a bit of an ease but not very soft. "Aidan's three-year-old, Pretty Perfect, was very impressive in the Salsabil so she'll be tough to beat and Dermot Weld's horse (Zhukova) beat us first time out. "It's a tidy little race to say there's only six runners. It will be interesting. "We won't make any plans about where we'll go next, we'll just take each race at a time."
