Horse Details

Paws For Thought (IRE)

50 Runs 7 Wins (14.0%) 7 Places (14.0%)
Owner: Mrs Carol Shaw Silks Mrs Carol Shaw Trainer: Tom Dascombe
7 years old b IRE
Sire: Requinto
Dam: Kitty Softpaws
Damsire: Royal Applause
Past Runs (50 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
18/10/25
13:55 		Catterick 6f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 9 1:15.88 2 79 9-4 9/1
Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
10/10/25
17:00 		York 7f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 20 1:28.60 0.2 79 9-7 33/1
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)
20/09/25
15:40 		Chester 5½f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 1st 1:11.57 Won 74 9-3 9/4
Prominent behind clear leader - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(tchd 5/2)
13/09/25
16:35 		Chester 7½f Pierre-Louis Jamin Donald McCain 3rd 1:32.18 1.25 74 9-3 15/2
Prominent - led after 1f - headed inside final furlong - soon lost second(tchd 8/1)
20/08/25
15:50 		Carlisle 7f David Nolan Donald McCain 7 1:27.79 0.3 74 9-4 7/2
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)
08/08/25
20:30 		Haydock 7f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 2nd 1:26.81 1.25 73 9-2 12/1
Led - 3 lengths ahead and ridden 1f out - headed towards finish(op 14/1)
26/07/25
14:45 		Chester 7½f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 9 1:33.95 1 76 9-10 10/1
Towards rear - not clear run against far rail under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 8/1)
11/07/25
20:25 		Chester 5½f Andrew Mullen Donald McCain 8 - - 80 9-5 12/1
Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
28/06/25
15:05 		Chester 6f Andrew Mullen Donald McCain 9 1:13.95 .75 84 9-5 10/1
In touch with leaders - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 12/1)
14/06/25
16:30 		Chester 6f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 9 1:17.57 1.5 86 9-2 4/1J
Prominent - outpaced 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 5/1 tchd 7/2)
07/05/25
16:45 		Chester 7f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 8 1:29.83 3 88 9-4 28/1
Pressed leader on outer - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1)
05/10/24
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 9 1:13.55 1.75 89 9-4 25/1
Led narrowly on outer - headed over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 28/1)
21/09/24
14:25 		Ayr 6f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 12 1:9.47 0.05 90 9-4 16/1
Raced far side - pressed leaders - weakened inside final furlong - 8th of 12 in group(op 25/1)
13/09/24
17:05 		Chester 7f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 1st - Won 85 9-7 7/1
Made all - shaken up over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well(op 9/1)
31/08/24
17:00 		Chester 6f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 4 1:14.42 0.3 85 9-4 11/2
Pressed leader - led over 1f out - soon edged right - headed towards finish - soon no extra(op 13/2)
04/08/24
16:35 		Chester 7f Franny Norton Donald McCain 2nd 1:27.86 1.25 84 9-0 14/1
Led - headed and pressed leader over 5f out - disputed lead 1f out - lost position and no extra final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
27/07/24
17:20 		Chester 5f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 1st 1:1.64 Won 78 9-0 8/1
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)
18/07/24
20:05 		Epsom 7f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 6 1:22.82 .5 80 10-0 11/1
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)
29/06/24
15:00 		Chester 6f Franny Norton Donald McCain 8 1:14.53 0.3 83 9-6 12/1
In rear - no impression from over 1f out(tchd 11/1)
15/06/24
14:10 		Chester 5f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 7 1:3.37 1 86 9-7 9/1
In rear - outpaced under 2f out - switched left and against far rail 1f out - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
06/06/24
15:25 		Hamilton 6f Charlie Maggs Donald McCain 8 1:10.76 .75 88 9-2 9/1
Disputing second - lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 7/1)
25/05/24
16:05 		Chester 7f Franny Norton Donald McCain 8 1:31.37 1 89 8-12 8/1
Prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
28/04/24
16:50 		Southwell (AW) 6f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 3rd 1:14.12 1.5 89 9-3 50/1
Pressed leader on outer - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 33/1)
06/10/23
14:12 		Ascot 7f Miss Lucy Turner Donald McCain 7 1:30.52 1.25 91 11-2 11/1
Prominent up the centre - outpaced from 2f out(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
23/09/23
15:35 		Ayr 6f Robert Whearty Donald McCain 23 1:12.54 2.25 94 8-11 28/1
Prominent on far side of group - weakened 2f out(tchd 33/1)
02/09/23
16:30 		Chester 5½f William Buick Donald McCain 8 1:8.94 0.3 94 10-0 4/1
Prominent - raced wide early - lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
06/08/23
15:38 		Chester 6f Jason Hart Donald McCain 5 1:19.36 5 94 9-5 4/1
Prominent on outer - weakened over 1f out(op 9/2)
21/07/23
19:05 		Hamilton 6f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 1st 1:9.06 Won 87 9-6 11/2
Travelled strongly - raced centre - prominent - led over 2f out - ridden and hung left final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 5/1)
07/07/23
19:50 		Haydock 7f Richard Kingscote Donald McCain 1st 1:24.60 Won 84 10-1 5/2
Made all - ridden 2f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - just held on(op 9/4)
30/06/23
17:40 		Chester 7f Miss Lucy Turner Donald McCain 1st 1:24.99 Won 79 11-1 5/2F
Made all - went clear on turn under 2f out - kept on pushed out - unchallenged(op 10/3)
27/05/23
16:05 		Chester 7½f J F Egan Donald McCain 7 1:35.10 1 80 8-7 4/1
Led but pestered - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good - good to firm in places going on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface; jockey said that he felt that gelding had changed leads several times inside the final furlong - becoming unbalanced as a result; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2)
25/10/22
15:20 		Catterick 7f Graham Lee Donald McCain 2nd 1:33.78 2.75 80 9-7 11/1
Raced wide - led - pushed along and headed 2f out - soon ridden - no extra and no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 8/1)
10/10/22
15:40 		Musselburgh 7f Andrew Mullen Donald McCain 5 1:30.52 .75 82 8-12 18/1
Prominent on inner - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - edged left 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(tchd 22/1)
24/09/22
14:15 		Chester 7f Paul Mulrennan Donald McCain 9 1:30.16 4.25 84 9-8 7/2
Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - lost position home turn - weakened quickly over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/1)
20/08/22
15:40 		Chester 7½f Andrew Mullen Donald McCain 4 1:31.00 1.25 85 8-13 12/1
Disputed lead - switched left soon after start - chased winner after 1f - pushed along from 3f out - ridden and lost second over 1f out - no extra and lost third inside final furlong
31/07/22
15:30 		Chester 7½f Paul Mulrennan Donald McCain 3rd 1:39.90 0.2 85 9-6 20/1
Pressed leader - pushed along over 2f out - led over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - lost two places towards finish(op 22/1)
05/07/22
19:20 		Ffos Las 7½f Hollie Doyle Donald McCain 4 1:31.11 2 87 9-6 8/1
Prominent on outer - pushed along and switched right towards near side over 3f out - ridden 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
19/06/22
18:45 		Pontefract 6f Paul Mulrennan Donald McCain 14 1:18.12 0.3 89 9-11 28/1
Close up - ridden and weakened from 3f out(op 33/1)
21/05/22
16:55 		Haydock 7f Graham Lee Donald McCain 8 1:30.42 2.25 89 9-9 11/1
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong (jockey said gelding was fractious in the stalls)(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
06/11/21
13:25 		Doncaster 7f Jane Elliott Tom Dascombe 13 1:33.30 .5 86 8-4 66/1
Unruly beforehand - close up - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 50/1)
15/10/21
14:20 		Haydock 6f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 12 1:15.86 1.75 88 9-2 14/1
Raced centre - chased leaders - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and weakened(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
02/08/21
15:42 		Ripon 6f Jane Elliott Tom Dascombe 4 1:10.88 3 91 9-4 11/2
Pressed leader - ridden and every chance when hung right over 1f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed inside the final furlong)(op 4/1)
16/07/21
19:30 		Hamilton 6f Jane Elliott Tom Dascombe 7 1:10.55 1.75 93 9-1 15/2
Stumbled start - soon prominent - lost position over 4f out - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding slipped leaving the stalls)(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
26/06/21
15:20 		Chester 7f Jane Elliott Tom Dascombe 4 1:28.95 1.75 93 9-4 10/1
Prominent - tracked leaders after 2f - pushed along 2f out - ridden and made challenge over 1f out - led narrowly inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - soon weakened(op 12/1)
04/06/21
17:40 		Epsom 7f Hollie Doyle Tom Dascombe 5 1:26.83 1 94 8-12 17/2
Led - pushed along and headed over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2)
05/05/21
15:45 		Chester 6f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 1st 1:19.55 Won 87 9-0 5/1
Pressed leader - going best 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 9/2)
24/10/20
15:30 		Doncaster 7f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 4 1:29.85 1 89 9-5 14/1
Led against near rail - joined and pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - headed 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
06/10/20
14:00 		Catterick 7f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 4 1:32.31 1.5 92 9-7 9/4
Led - switched to near side on turn over 2f out - ridden and headed against near rail over 1f out - weakened and lost two places final 110yds(op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 5/2)
11/08/20
15:55 		Haydock 7f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 6 1:30.23 0.3 75 9-2 4/1
Pressed leader - ridden and every chance from 2f out - kept on until no extra final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
21/07/20
14:15 		Chepstow 7f Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe 2nd 1:23.08 .75 – 9-5 5/2
Prominent - led 2f out - soon ridden - edged left and headed 1f out - kept on and every chance inside final furlong - held towards finish(op 9/4)