Spellbound (2023) Horse
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About
Spellbound is a 3yo brown gelding trained by R James and R Wellwood. He is by Per Incanto out of Xpression. He remains a maiden, having not won in four starts. In his most recent run at Ellerslie on 1 Jan 2026, Sam Weatherley rode him to fifth place, behind winner Kinnaird.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 01-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 G2 2YO Open Set Weight $5,625 (of $225,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.650, SP: 13.80 1st Kinnaird ( O Bosson 57 ) 2nd Harvey Wallbanger ( M Cartwright 57 ) 1.00L 3rd Parfait Dimanche ( B Queiroz 55 ) 1.80L 5th Spellbound ( S Weatherley 57 ) 5.60L See full results | S Weatherley 57kg 5.60L | 5 (8) |
| Te Rapa 13-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $3,250 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.620, SP: 2.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Dashing Dixie ( M Hashizume 55 ) 2nd Sword Of Stars ( C J Grylls 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Zippidy ( J Doyle 55 ) 1.30L 4th Spellbound ( G Rooke 57 ) 3.30L See full results | G Rooke 57kg 3.30L | 4 (4) |
| Pukekohe Park 22-Nov-25 1100m GOOD 4 R4 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $9,900 (of $110,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.520, SP: 15.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st De Armas ( K A Myers 55 ) 2nd Harvey Wallbanger ( J J Fawcett 57 ) 1.80L 3rd Spellbound ( G Rooke 57 ) 2.30L See full results | G Rooke 57kg 2.30L | 3 (9) |
| Otaki 26-Sep-25 800m HEAVY 10 R2 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $7,400 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:48.800, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st De Armas ( K A Myers 55 ) 2nd Spellbound ( G Rooke 57 ) 4.80L 3rd Enchantment ( C J Grylls 55 ) 6.10L See full results | G Rooke 57kg 4.80L | 2 (3) |