Spellbound (2023) Horse
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About
Spellbound is a 2yo brown gelding trained by R James and R Wellwood in Cambridge. He is by the stallion Per Incanto out of the mare Xpression. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after five starts. In his latest start at Ellerslie on 18 Apr 2026, George Rooke rode him to a seventh‑place finish behind winner Miss Janet.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellerslie 18-Apr-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 LR 2YO Open Set Weight $1,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.070, SP: 10.80 1st Miss Janet ( M Mcnab 55 ) 2nd Belle Rebelle ( M Hashizume 55 ) 1.80L 3rd So Fear ( C Barnes 55 ) 2.20L 7th Spellbound ( G Rooke 57 ) 3.30L See full results | G Rooke 57kg 3.30L | 7 (10) |
| Ellerslie 01-Jan-26 1200m SOFT 6 R3 G2 2YO Open Set Weight $5,625 (of $225,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.660, SP: 13.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Kinnaird ( O P 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) |