Babs Woolford Memorial Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

20:25

Babs Woolford Memorial Handicap

Date 2025-07-18

Distance 1m4f5y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 2m 41.13s (slow by 5.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Paper Doll (IRE) Rowan Scott · Tristan Davidson	13/8F	Won
2nd	It's A Love Thing (GB) Cian Horgan · Sam England	11/4	2
3rd	Kitsune Power (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	9/4	0.3
4th	Perseus Way (IRE) Nathan Evans · Stuart Coltherd	14/1	2
5th	Dandy's Angel (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · John Wainwright	14/1	3.25
6th	Leading Lion (IRE) Warren Fentiman · Tracey Leeson	66/1	27

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Paper Doll Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	125	—	2-3362	64	86	79	11d	—	—	-13	15.9	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Running well for this yard; good second behind a Prescott improver last time; solid.
2 (5)	Kitsune Power Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	133	p	-20824	72	87	70	31d	—	—	-10	18.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beaten less than 1l for C&D second in June; 0-3 in cheekpieces but David Allan is back on
1 (3)	It's A Love Thing Bay J:Cian Horgan(5) T:Sam England	J:Cian Horgan(5) T:Sam England	135	—	122106	74	85	66	20d	—	—	-7	22.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Made all for two of three wins this year, including here; ran well last time; big player
6 (6)	Dandy's Angel Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:John Wainwright	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:John Wainwright	125	—	724201	64	84	79	13d	—	—	+12	18.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Multiple winner who added a sixth win at Beverley latest; 2lb nudge and she's 0-6 here
4 (2)	Perseus Way Chestnut J:Nathan Evans T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Nathan Evans T:Stuart Coltherd	126	—	23/999	65	82	49	48d	—	—	+1	4.7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Out of form over hurdles for a while; similar story back on the Flat; cannot be fancied
3 (1)	Leading Lion Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Tracey Leeson	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Tracey Leeson	128	t	23/08-	67	79	-	—	—	—	+3	4.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ran better (hood) until unseating over hurdles latest; first Flat start in a year; no hood

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Paper Doll	2/1	2/1	2/1	7/4	85/40
Kitsune Power	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	15/8
It's A Love Thing	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Dandy's Angel	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Perseus Way	22/1	20/1	20/1	28/1	25/1
Leading Lion	50/1	40/1	50/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

It's A Love Thing

22.4

OR: 6 Form: 7.5 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Kitsune Power

18.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 8.9

9/4

3rd

Dandy's Angel

18.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Paper Doll

15.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8.9

85/40

Leading Lion

4.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Perseus Way

4.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
It's A Love Thing	74	85	66
Kitsune Power	72	87	70
Leading Lion	67	79	—
Perseus Way	65	82	49
Paper Doll	64	86	79
Dandy's Angel	64	84	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Paper Doll	11d ago	Quick return
Dandy's Angel	13d ago	Quick return
It's A Love Thing	20d ago	Fit
Kitsune Power	31d ago	Fit
Perseus Way	48d ago	Fresh
Leading Lion	—	—