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Food For Thought (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Nov 2006) · Last trainer John Quinn · Last owner B Bargh P Smith J Walsh K Ackerman
by Mind Games (GB) out of Ladycake (IRE) (Perugino)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2006 — 7,288 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2006 · 10th of 14 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Food For Thought (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Oct 2005). Last raced off 45, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 16lb off peak
45 45–61

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 34C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 21 Nov 2006 Official rating 45 at the last run, 21 Nov 2006

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 81C · median 41.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)681C36—
Good to Firm467C52.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f467C46.5—
1m – 1m1f381C38—
Under 6f260C52.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mind Games (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,234 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.5% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2000%−8.3—
Good to Firm266228.3%00 from 4
Good218188.3%0—
Good to Soft10576.7%−1.6—
Soft1041312.5%+4.2—
Heavy2813.6%−4.7—
Standard (AW)493428.5%+0.20 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f422358.3%00 from 2
6f – 7f536489%+0.70 from 4
1m – 1m1f155127.7%−0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5958.5%+0.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m5635.4%−2.9—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ladycake (IRE) (Perugino)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Top Tier (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Top Tier (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Top Tier (GB)1225fClass 4
Stevie Smurnoff (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Hanagan 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Slade O'Hara 1 0 0% −1.00
Daragh O'Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
21 Nov 06+11d Southwell (AW) Arena Leisure Banded Stakes (Div 1) Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¾ 9-0 4534C Graham Gibbons 16/1
10 Nov 06+102d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel And Conferencing Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 8-4 5325C Slade O'Hara 20/1
31 Jul 06+20d Southwell (AW) Gala Casino Nottingham Play And Party Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 ¾ 8-9 5431C David Nolan 10/1
11 Jul 06+39d Southwell (AW) wbx.com Maiden Fillies Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 10 8-12 5538C David Nolan 13/2C
02 Jun 06+216d Catterick Ellery Hill Rating Related Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 nk 8-5 5428C Daragh O'Donohoe 15/2
2005 · 5 runs
29 Oct 05+5d Southwell (AW) Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 7 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 shd 8-9 6181C Franny Norton 5/1
24 Oct 05+50d Wolverhampton (AW) To Sponsor A Race Call 0870 220 2442 Maiden Auction Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 8-2 6159C Royston Ffrench 9/4F
04 Sep 05+34d York DRS For Sony Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 8-2 —67C Paul Hanagan 8/1
01 Aug 05+10d Carlisle Dobies Vauxhall Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 8-2 —60C Paul Hanagan 9/1
22 Jul 05 York HSS Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 nk 8-2 —45C Joe Fanning 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Food For Thought won?
Food For Thought (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Food For Thought?
Food For Thought (GB) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 21 November 2006.
Who is Food For Thought's sire?
Food For Thought (GB) is by Mind Games (GB) out of Ladycake (IRE), whose sire is Perugino.
What is Food For Thought's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 21 November 2006. The highest on record is 61.
What is Food For Thought's sire's record?
Mind Games (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,234 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.5% from 104.
Who are Food For Thought's siblings?
Out of Ladycake (IRE), Food For Thought (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Top Tier (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Top Tier (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.