Horse

Paws For Thought (IRE)

8yo gelding · by Requinto out of Kitty Softpaws (Royal Applause) · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Mrs Carol Shaw

9 wins from 61 runs, placed in 18.

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Runs

Win rate

15%

9 wins

Placed

30%

18 of 61

Official rating

peak 94

Prize money

£115k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Sep 24 → Sep 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
19 Sep 26	Chester	Kidsbank Chester Handicap	6f 17y	Heavy	C4	4	9/10	7¾L	8-9	67	Mason Paetel	Donald McCain	12.0	13.4
11 Sep 26	Chester	TMT Group Handicap	7f 1y	Good To Soft	C4	7	9/12	7¾L	8-12	69	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Donald McCain	34.0	52.3
11 Jul 26	Chester	Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Div I)	7f 127y	Good	C4	7	9/9	10¾L	9-3	72	D Allan	Donald McCain	29.0	44.8
25 Jun 26	Nottingham	Neigh More Early Starts For Martin Stoneman Handicap	6f 18y	Good To Firm	C5	5	5/5	6L	9-11	74	J P Sullivan	Donald McCain	23.0	28.0
12 Jun 26	Chester	Allington Hughes Law Bicentenary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Special Rider Conditions)	7f 1y	Good To Soft	C4	3	7/11	5¾L	10-12	76	Miss Lucy Turner	Donald McCain	9.50	10.8
08 May 26	Chester	Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap	6f	Good	C4	9	11/12	12L	9-5	78	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Donald McCain	34.0	48.6
18 Oct 25	Catterick	William Hill Each Way Extra Veterans Handicap	6f	Good	C4	7	9/10	5¾L	9-4	79	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	10.0	12.5
10 Oct 25	York	PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap	7f	Good	C4	16	20/21	14L	9-7	79	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	34.0	59.0
20 Sep 25	Chester	Racing Welfare Handicap	5f 110y	Soft	C4	5	1/9	—	9-3	74	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	3.25	3.44
13 Sep 25	Chester	Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap	7f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	1	3/11	2½L	9-3	74	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Donald McCain	8.50	8.40
20 Aug 25	Carlisle	Cubby Group Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier)	7f	Good To Firm	C4	5	7/7	5L	9-4	74	D Nolan	Donald McCain	4.50	5.80
08 Aug 25	Haydock Park	Oakmere Homes Handicap	7f	Good	C5	4	2/11	1¼L	9-2	73	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	13.0	15.5
26 Jul 25	Chester	Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C4	4	9/13	5¾L	9-10	76	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	11.0	17.7
11 Jul 25	Chester	John Smiths Handicap	5f 110y	Good	C4	6	8/8	6L	9-5	80	A Mullen	Donald McCain	13.0	16.5
28 Jun 25	Chester	Manor Car Hire Handicap	6f	Good	C3	5	9/9	10½L	9-5	84	A Mullen	Donald McCain	11.0	14.9
14 Jun 25	Chester	London Essence Handicap	6f	Soft	C3	3	9/13	10L	9-2	86	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	5.00	5.54
07 May 25	Chester	Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap	7f	Good	C3	14	8/13	6½L	9-4	88	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	29.0	27.5
05 Oct 24	Wolverhampton	bet365 Handicap	6f	Standard	C3	13	9/12	6¾L	9-4	89	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	26.0	37.1
21 Sep 24	Ayr	Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	1	12/22	8¼L	9-4	90	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	17.0	23.5
13 Sep 24	Chester	Chester Handicap	7f	Heavy	C4	8	1/11	—	9-7	85	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	8.00	9.55
31 Aug 24	Chester	Horse PWR Handicap	6f	Good	C3	10	4/10	½L	9-4	85	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	6.50	7.65
04 Aug 24	Chester	Barbara & Geoff Everall Memorial Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C2	10	2/11	1¼L	9-0	84	Franny Norton	Donald McCain	15.0	26.6
27 Jul 24	Chester	Sensee Operations Ltd T/A TCC Handicap	5f	Good	C4	1	1/9	—	9-0	78	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	9.00	10.6
18 Jul 24	Epsom Downs	Betfred Bet Builder Handicap	7f	Good	C4	8	6/10	7L	10-0	80	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	12.0	13.7
29 Jun 24	Chester	Manor Car Hire Handicap	6f	Good	C3	6	8/10	5¼L	9-6	83	Franny Norton	Donald McCain	13.0	17.2
15 Jun 24	Chester	Edinburgh Gin Spritz Handicap	5f	Soft	C3	4	7/11	4½L	9-7	86	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	10.0	13.0
06 Jun 24	Hamilton Park	Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap	6f	Good	C2	5	8/11	5½L	9-2	88	Charlie Maggs	Donald McCain	10.0	11.8
25 May 24	Chester	Camden Stout Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C2	6	8/9	7L	8-12	89	Franny Norton	Donald McCain	9.00	10.0
28 Apr 24	Southwell	Read Harry Cobdens Blog At Planet Sport Bet Handicap	6f	Standard	C3	11	3/11	1¾L	9-3	89	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	51.0	75.0
06 Oct 23	Ascot	Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Amateur Jockeys Handicap	7f	Good	C3	5	7/12	10L	11-2	91	Miss Lucy Turner	Donald McCain	12.0	16.5
23 Sep 23	Ayr	Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)	6f	Good To Soft	C2	7	23/24	9¾L	8-11	94	Robert Whearty	Donald McCain	29.0	41.0
02 Sep 23	Chester	Olivia Acton 21st Birthday Handicap	5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	11	8/11	4L	10-0	94	W Buick	Donald McCain	5.00	5.60
06 Aug 23	Chester	Net World Sports Queensferry Stakes ()	6f	Soft	G	5	5/6	13½L	9-5	94	Jason Hart	Donald McCain	5.00	5.84
21 Jul 23	Hamilton Park	G4 Claims Not At Fault Claims Made Easy Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C2	6	1/13	—	9-6	87	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	6.50	8.40
07 Jul 23	Haydock Park	Global Materials Handling Ltd Handicap	7f	Good	C4	7	1/9	—	10-1	84	Richard Kingscote	Donald McCain	3.50	4.18
30 Jun 23	Chester	Beaverbrooks Amateur Jockeys Handicap	7f	Good	C4	3	1/10	—	11-1	79	Miss Lucy Turner	Donald McCain	3.50	3.68
27 May 23	Chester	tote.co.uk Bet £5 Get £20 Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C2	1	7/11	6¼L	8-7	80	J F Egan	Donald McCain	5.00	5.29
10 May 23	Chester	Everyones Turf Handicap	7f	Soft	C4	6	3/14	4L	9-6	81	P Mulrennan	Donald McCain	5.00	5.65
25 Oct 22	Catterick	Ian Morton Special Birthday Handicap	7f	Soft	C4	7	2/7	2¾L	9-7	80	Graham Lee	Donald McCain	12.0	14.0
10 Oct 22	Musselburgh	Bet At racingtv.com Bass Rock Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C2	1	5/8	2¼L	8-12	82	A Mullen	Donald McCain	19.0	24.9
24 Sep 22	Chester	Boulton Group Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C4	8	9/12	9¾L	9-8	84	P Mulrennan	Donald McCain	4.50	5.59
20 Aug 22	Chester	Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C2	13	4/11	3¾L	8-13	85	A Mullen	Donald McCain	13.0	16.0
31 Jul 22	Chester	Kids Pass Handicap	7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	12	3/13	1½L	9-6	85	P Mulrennan	Donald McCain	21.0	26.0
05 Jul 22	Ffos Las	Best Odds Guaranteed Everyday Vickers.bet Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C2	6	4/6	8½L	9-6	87	Hollie Doyle	Donald McCain	9.00	9.84
19 Jun 22	Pontefract	Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C3	10	14/16	13L	9-11	89	P Mulrennan	Donald McCain	29.0	44.4
21 May 22	Haydock Park	Cazoo New Boston Handicap	7f	Good	C3	3	8/12	6½L	9-9	89	Graham Lee	Donald McCain	12.0	15.3
04 May 22	Chester	Stephen Wade Handicap	7f	Soft	C4	6	2/11	shd	9-8	84	P Mulrennan	Donald McCain	5.50	5.51
06 Nov 21	Doncaster	Virgin Bet Handicap	7f	Soft	C2	11	13/18	14L	8-4	86	Jane Elliott	Tom Dascombe	67.0	91.1
15 Oct 21	Haydock Park	Download The Casumo App Handicap	6f	Soft	C3	5	12/17	8¾L	9-2	88	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	15.0	16.0
11 Sep 21	Chester	Mental Health UK Handicap (IRE Incentive Race)	6f	Good To Soft	C3	5	4/12	3¼L	9-9	89	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	4.50	5.11
02 Aug 21	Ripon	Armstrong Memorial Handicap	6f	Good	C3	5	4/6	3½L	9-4	91	Jane Elliott	Tom Dascombe	6.50	7.00
16 Jul 21	Hamilton Park	Heineken UK Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good	C2	2	7/11	6½L	9-1	93	Jane Elliott	Tom Dascombe	8.50	8.66
26 Jun 21	Chester	nationalracehorseweek.uk Handicap	7f	Good	C2	9	4/9	2¾L	9-4	93	Jane Elliott	Tom Dascombe	11.0	14.7
04 Jun 21	Epsom Downs	Cazoo Derby Festival Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C2	8	5/10	6½L	8-12	94	Hollie Doyle	Tom Dascombe	9.50	12.0
05 May 21	Chester	tote+ Pays You More At tote.co.uk Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C3	6	1/10	—	9-0	87	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	6.00	7.40
24 Oct 20	Doncaster	Scott Dobson Memorial Nursery Handicap	7f	Heavy	C3	8	4/8	2½L	9-5	89	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	15.0	22.8
06 Oct 20	Catterick	Bet At racingtv.com Nursery Handicap	7f	Soft	C3	2	4/5	5L	9-7	92	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	3.25	3.33
18 Sep 20	Catterick	Millbry Hill Nursery Handicap	7f	Good	C4	2	1/7	—	9-3	81	Jane Elliott	Tom Dascombe	3.00	3.10
11 Sep 20	Chester	#racingtoschool Celebrating 20 Years In 2021 Nursery Handicap	7f	Good	C4	4	1/7	—	9-0	75	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	7.00	7.97
11 Aug 20	Haydock Park	BetVictor Casino Nursery Handicap	7f	Good To Soft	C4	3	6/9	3¾L	9-2	75	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	5.00	5.71
21 Jul 20	Chepstow	Toalsbet Check Our Exclusive D-A-B Specials Median Auction Maiden Stakes	7f	Good	C5	10	2/14	¾L	9-5	—	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	3.50	4.18