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Optima RacingHorses › Paws For Thought (IRE)

Paws For Thought (IRE)

8yo b g · Form & record 2020-07-21 to 2026-07-11 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald McCain.
Pedigree Requinto (IRE) × Kitty Softpaws (IRE) (by Royal Applause)
OwnerMrs Carol Shaw
BreederBallyphilip Stud
Ratings Official 72 · best RPR 101 · best TS 88
59
Runs
9
Wins
15.3%
Strike rate
30.5%
Place rate
1.21
Actual / Expected
-15.7%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-11 16d Chester 7.5f Good 4 9/9 5.5 David Allan b 129 72 52 72 28/1
Flat Turf Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I) raced in mid-division - driven over 2f out - soon lost touch with the field and finished tailed off
2026-06-25 13d Nottingham 6f Firm 5 5/5 3.25 James Sullivan p 137 74 64 60 22/1
Flat Turf Neigh More Early Starts For Martin Stoneman Handicap Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
2026-06-12 35d Chester 7f Soft 4 7/11 0.3 Miss Lucy Turner 152 76 90 50 17/2
Flat Turf Allington Hughes Law Bicentenary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Mid-division throughout - galvanised 2f out - one-paced without any impression inside the final 110 yards
2026-05-08 202d Chester 6f Good 4 11/12 2.25 Pierre-Louis Jamin 131 78 49 35 33/1
Flat Turf Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Handicap Midfield on outer - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1)
2025-10-18 8d Catterick 6f Good 4 9/10 2 Charlie Maggs 130 79 67 30 9/1
Flat Turf William Hill Each Way Extra Veterans' Handicap Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
2025-10-10 20d York 7f Good 4 20/22 0.2 Charlie Maggs 133 79 53 36 33/1
Flat Turf PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Pressed leader - lost ground quickly from 2f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(tchd 28/1)
2025-09-20 7d Chester 5.5f Soft 4 1/9 0 Charlie Maggs 129 74 85 44 9/4
Flat Turf Racing Welfare Handicap Prominent behind clear leader - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(tchd 5/2)
2025-09-13 24d Chester 7.5f Soft 4 3/11 1.25 Pierre-Louis Jamin 129 74 78 67 15/2
Flat Turf Oktoberfest Season Finale Saturday 20th September Handicap Prominent - led after 1f - headed inside final furlong - soon lost second(tchd 8/1)
2025-08-20 12d Carlisle 7f Firm 4 7/7 0.3 David Nolan p 130 74 69 60 7/2
Flat Turf Cubby Group Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Mile Series Qualifier) Raced in second - lost position over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong (vet said gelding was found to be lame on his right-hind)(op 3/1)
2025-08-08 13d Haydock 7f Good 5 2/11 1.25 Charlie Maggs p 128 73 79 73 12/1
Flat Turf Oakmere Homes Handicap Led - 3 lengths ahead and ridden 1f out - headed towards finish(op 14/1)
2025-07-26 15d Chester 7.5f Good 4 9/13 1 Charlie Maggs p 136 76 72 62 10/1
Flat Turf Denise McCallum Birthday Celebration Handicap Towards rear - not clear run against far rail under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 8/1)
2025-07-11 13d Chester 5.5f Good 4 8/8 1.25 Andrew Mullen p 131 80 67 37 12/1
Flat Turf John Smith's Handicap Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
2025-06-28 14d Chester 6f Good 3 9/9 0.75 Andrew Mullen p 131 84 64 55 10/1
Flat Turf Manor Car Hire Handicap In touch with leaders - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 12/1)
2025-06-14 38d Chester 6f Soft 3 9/13 1.5 Richard Kingscote p 128 86 67 43 4/1
Flat Turf London Essence Handicap Prominent - outpaced 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
2025-05-07 214d Chester 7f Good 3 8/13 3 Charlie Maggs p 130 88 77 36 28/1
Flat Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap
2024-10-05 14d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 3 9/12 1.75 Charlie Maggs p 130 89 76 60 25/1
Flat AW bet365 Handicap Led narrowly on outer - headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
2024-09-21 8d Ayr 6f Firm 2 12/22 0.05 Charlie Maggs p 130 90 79 71 16/1
Flat Turf Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Raced far side - pressed leaders - weakened inside final furlong - 8th of 12 in group(op 25/1)
2024-09-13 13d Chester 7f Heavy 4 1/11 0 Charlie Maggs p 133 85 96 69 7/1
Flat Turf Chester Handicap Made all - shaken up over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well(op 9/1)
2024-08-31 27d Chester 6f Good 3 4/10 0.3 Richard Kingscote p 130 85 93 62 11/2
Flat Turf Horse PWR Handicap Pressed leader - led over 1f out - soon edged right - headed towards finish - soon no extra(op 13/2)
2024-08-04 8d Chester 7f Soft 2 2/11 1.25 Franny Norton p 126 84 92 67 14/1
Flat Turf Barbara & Geoff Everall Memorial Handicap Led - headed and pressed leader over 5f out - disputed lead 1f out - lost position and no extra final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
2024-07-27 9d Chester 5f Good 4 1/9 0 Charlie Maggs p 126 78 92 62 8/1
Flat Turf Sensee Operations Ltd T/A TCC Handicap In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on well and went clear towards finish(op 17/2)
2024-07-18 19d Epsom 7f Good 4 6/10 0.5 Richard Kingscote 140 80 80 67 11/1
Flat Turf Betfred Bet Builder Handicap In touch with leaders early - bit short of room after 1f - midfield after 2f - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
2024-06-29 14d Chester 6f Good 3 8/10 0.3 Franny Norton p 132 83 74 46 12/1
Flat Turf Manor Car Hire Handicap In rear - no impression from over 1f out(tchd 11/1)
2024-06-15 9d Chester 5f Soft 3 7/11 1 Charlie Maggs p 133 86 83 69 9/1
Flat Turf Edinburgh Gin Spritz Handicap In rear - outpaced under 2f out - switched left and against far rail 1f out - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
2024-06-06 12d Hamilton 6f Good 2 8/11 0.75 Charlie Maggs 128 88 82 70 9/1
Flat Turf Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap Disputing second - lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 7/1)
2024-05-25 27d Chester 7f Soft 2 8/9 1 Franny Norton 124 89 78 47 8/1
Flat Turf Camden Stout Handicap Prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
2024-04-28 205d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 3 3/11 1.5 Richard Kingscote 129 89 95 63 50/1
Flat AW Read Harry Cobdens Blog At Planet Sport Bet Handicap Pressed leader on outer - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 33/1)
2023-10-06 13d Ascot 7f Good 3 7/12 Miss Lucy Turner 156 91 74 62 11/1
Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Amateur Jockeys Handicap
2023-09-23 21d Ayr 6f Soft 2 23/24 Robert Whearty 123 94 74 30 28/1
Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
2023-09-02 27d Chester 5.5f Soft 3 8/11 William Buick 140 94 92 56 4/1
Olivia Acton 21st Birthday Handicap

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)19631.6%
Normal (2-4wk)2600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)7228.6%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%
Long break (6m+)5120.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 21417.1%
Class 31915.3%
Class 422731.8%
Class 5300.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)25416.0%
Mile (7-9f)34514.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good27518.5%
Soft24312.5%
Firm400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Chester30620.0%
Haydock5120.0%
Catterick4125.0%
Hamilton3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-07-21–2026-07-11. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.