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Paws For Thought: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Paws For Thought is an 8-year-old gelding by Requinto, trained by Donald McCain. He has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 8 more, for £94,396 in prize money. His best trip is 5.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:53 at Chester on 11 September. His best performance rating is 99, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 14
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £94,396
  • Best rating 99
  • Official rating 72

Where Paws For Thought runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:53 Chester TMT Group Handicap Stakes —

Paws For Thought form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
11 Jul 26 Chester Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 7.5f Good 9 10.75 28/1 David Allan 72
25 Jun 26 Nottingham Neigh More Early Starts For Martin Stoneman Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 6 22/1 James Sullivan 74
12 Jun 26 Chester Allington Hughes Law Bicentenary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Soft 7 5.75 17/2 Miss Lucy Turner 76
8 May 26 Chester Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Class 4 6f Good 11 12 33/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin 78
18 Oct 25 Catterick William Hill Each Way Extra Veterans' Handicap Class 4 6f Good 9 5.75 9/1 Charlie Maggs 79
10 Oct 25 York PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good 20 14 33/1 Charlie Maggs 79
20 Sep 25 Chester Racing Welfare Handicap Class 4 5.5f Soft 1 — 9/4 Charlie Maggs 74
13 Sep 25 Chester Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap Class 4 7.5f Good To Soft 3 2.5 15/2 Pierre-Louis Jamin 74
20 Aug 25 Carlisle Cubby Group Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 7 5 7/2 David Nolan 74
8 Aug 25 Haydock Oakmere Homes Handicap Class 5 7f Good 2 1.25 12/1 Charlie Maggs 73
26 Jul 25 Chester Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap Class 4 7.5f Good 9 5.75 10/1 Charlie Maggs 76
11 Jul 25 Chester John Smith's Handicap Class 4 5.5f Good 8 6 12/1 Andrew Mullen 80
28 Jun 25 Chester Manor Car Hire Handicap Class 3 6f Good 9 10.5 10/1 Andrew Mullen 84
14 Jun 25 Chester London Essence Handicap Class 3 6f Soft 9 10 4/1J Richard Kingscote 86
7 May 25 Chester Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap Class 3 7f Good 8 6.5 28/1 Charlie Maggs 88
5 Oct 24 Wolverhampton (AW) bet365 Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 9 6.75 25/1 Charlie Maggs 89
21 Sep 24 Ayr Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Firm 12 8.25 16/1 Charlie Maggs 85
13 Sep 24 Chester Chester Handicap Class 4 7f Heavy 1 — 7/1 Charlie Maggs 85
31 Aug 24 Chester Horse PWR Handicap Class 3 6f Good 4 .5 11/2 Richard Kingscote 85
4 Aug 24 Chester Barbara & Geoff Everall Memorial Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 2 1.25 14/1 Franny Norton 84
27 Jul 24 Chester Sensee Operations Ltd T/A TCC Handicap Class 4 5f Good 1 — 8/1 Charlie Maggs 78
18 Jul 24 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Bet Builder' Handicap Class 4 7f Good 6 7 11/1 Richard Kingscote 80
29 Jun 24 Chester Manor Car Hire Handicap Class 3 6f Good 8 5.25 12/1 Franny Norton 83
15 Jun 24 Chester Edinburgh Gin Spritz Handicap Class 3 5f Soft 7 4.5 9/1 Charlie Maggs 86
6 Jun 24 Hamilton Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap Class 2 6f Good 8 5.5 9/1 Charlie Maggs 88
25 May 24 Chester Camden Stout Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 8 7 8/1 Franny Norton 89
28 Apr 24 Southwell (AW) Read Harry Cobden's Blog At PlanetSportBet Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 3 1.75 50/1 Richard Kingscote 89
6 Oct 23 Ascot Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 3 7f Good 7 10 11/1 Miss Lucy Turner 91
23 Sep 23 Ayr Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Good To Soft 23 9.75 28/1 Robert Whearty 94
2 Sep 23 Chester Olivia Acton 21st Birthday Handicap Class 3 5.5f Good To Soft 8 4 4/1 William Buick 94
6 Aug 23 Chester Net World Sports Queensferry Stakes (Listed) Class 1 6f Soft 5 13.5 4/1 Jason Hart 94
21 Jul 23 Hamilton G4 Claims Not At Fault Claims Made Easy Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Soft 1 — 11/2 Richard Kingscote 87
7 Jul 23 Haydock Global Materials Handling Ltd Handicap Class 4 7f Good 1 — 5/2 Richard Kingscote 79
30 Jun 23 Chester Beaverbrooks Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 4 7f Good 1 — 5/2F Miss Lucy Turner 79
27 May 23 Chester tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Handicap Class 2 7.5f Good 7 6.25 4/1 J F Egan 80
10 May 23 Chester Everyone's Turf Handicap Class 4 7f Soft 3 4 4/1F Paul Mulrennan 81
25 Oct 22 Catterick Ian Morton Special Birthday Handicap Class 4 7f Soft 2 2.75 11/1 Graham Lee 80
10 Oct 22 Musselburgh Bet At racingtv.com Bass Rock Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 5 2.25 18/1 Andrew Mullen 82
24 Sep 22 Chester Boulton Group Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Soft 9 9.75 7/2 Paul Mulrennan 84
20 Aug 22 Chester Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap Class 2 7.5f Good 4 3.75 12/1 Andrew Mullen 85
31 Jul 22 Chester Kids Pass Handicap Class 3 7.5f Good To Soft 3 1.5 20/1 Paul Mulrennan 85
5 Jul 22 Ffos Las Best Odds Guaranteed Everyday Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 2 7.5f Good 4 8.5 8/1 Hollie Doyle 87
19 Jun 22 Pontefract Sky Bet Sunday Series Sprint Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 14 13 28/1 Paul Mulrennan 89
21 May 22 Haydock Cazoo New Boston Handicap Class 3 7f Good 8 6.5 11/1 Graham Lee 89
4 May 22 Chester Stephen Wade Handicap Class 4 7f Soft 2 — 9/2 Paul Mulrennan 84
6 Nov 21 Doncaster Virgin Bet Handicap Class 2 7f Soft 13 14 66/1 Jane Elliott 86
15 Oct 21 Haydock Download The Casumo App Handicap Class 3 6f Soft 12 8.75 14/1 Richard Kingscote 88
11 Sep 21 Chester Mental Health UK Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Soft 4 3.25 7/2 Richard Kingscote 89
2 Aug 21 Ripon Armstrong Memorial Handicap Class 3 6f Good 4 3.5 11/2 Jane Elliott 91
16 Jul 21 Hamilton Heineken Uk Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good 7 6.5 15/2 Jane Elliott 93

Last time out

Finished 9 in the Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Chester on 11 July 2026. Raced in mid-division - driven over 2f out - soon lost touch with the field and finished tailed off.

Paws For Thought by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 19 1 5%
7f 19 3 16%
7.5f 7 0 0%
5.5f 3 1 33%
5f 2 1 50%

Paws For Thought by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 23 3 13%
Good To Soft 11 1 9%
Soft 9 1 11%
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Standard 2 0 0%
Heavy 1 1 100%

Paws For Thought by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Chester 27 4 15%
Haydock 4 1 25%
Hamilton 3 1 33%
Catterick 2 0 0%
Ayr 2 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
York 1 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%
Epsom Downs 1 0 0%

Paws For Thought breeding

  • Sire Requinto (IRE)
  • Dam Kitty Softpaws (IRE)
  • Damsire Royal Applause (GB)
  • Breeder Ballyphilip Stud
  • Foaled 20 March 2018

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