Trapdoor (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

11-Oct-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

brown

Sire

Brutal

Prize Money

89450

Owners

R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), B & C Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: B A Dorman) & Pulitano Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: G Pulitano)

About

Trapdoor is a 3yo brown gelding (male) from Australia trained by Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes. He is by the stallion Brutal out of Midoriyama. To date he has won two races. On 25 Mar 2026 at Sandown Lakeside he captured his biggest victory, earning $55,000 in the Bm70 Handicap.

Raced At

Bendigo • Caulfield • Sandown Lakeside • Sandown Hillside • Rosehill Gardens • Geelong • Flemington

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Bendigo 02-May-26 1400m GOOD 3 R8 LR BDGO GUINEAS $2,600 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.520, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Gold Coast Belle ( J Childs 57 ) 2nd Bel Mezyaan ( C Newitt 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Sulek ( D Bates 57 ) 0.50L 9th Trapdoor ( H Coffey 57 ) 6.55L See full results H Coffey 57kg 6.55L 9 (11)
Caulfield 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 BM74 $11,700 (of $130,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.280, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.210 1st Oceana Dream ( L Meech 59 ) 2nd First Chorus ( J Mott 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Trapdoor ( B Mertens 56.5 ) 0.20L See full results B Mertens 56.5kg 0.20L 3 (12)
Sandown Lakeside 25-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM70 $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.740, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.090 1st Trapdoor ( B Mertens 56.5 ) 2nd Nobler ( L Currie 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Flying Mikki ( L N Mcneil 61 ) 2.25L See full results B Mertens 56.5kg 1 (10)
Sandown Hillside 25-Feb-26 1300m SOFT 5 R6 BM66 $9,900 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.020, SP: 2.80 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Enamorada ( E P Brown 59 ) 2nd Trapdoor ( B Melham 58.5 ) 0.46L 3rd Blue Hawaiian ( E K Pozman 58 , Cd 55 ) 2.71L See full results B Melham 58.5kg 0.46L 2 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 12-Feb-26 1030m GOOD 4 R5 3Y+ C1-BT, Winning Time: 01:02.860 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Tessy Tee ( A J Calder ) 2nd Bubbles Up ( T Clark ) 0.52L 3rd Life Young Ever ( T Sherry ) 2.26L 5th Trapdoor ( T Schiller ) 4.48L T Schiller 4.48L 5 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 29-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.050 1st Iron Will ( D Gibbons ) 2nd Billund ( J Ford ) 0.46L 3rd Raging Force ( T Berry ) 0.71L 4th Trapdoor ( T Schiller ) 2.14L T Schiller 2.14L 4 (9)
Sandown Hillside 27-Aug-25 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.670, SP: 2.25 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 1st Flying Valley ( J Mott 61 ) 2nd Trapdoor ( B Shinn 57 ) 0.50L 3rd Happy Link ( D M Lane 58 ) 2.50L See full results B Shinn 57kg 0.50L 2 (8)
Geelong 08-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 5 R1 3Y MDN-SW $17,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 1st Trapdoor ( B Shinn 58 ) 2nd Matsuda ( M J Dee 58 ) 2.50L 3rd Lapland ( J Mott 58 ) 2.80L See full results B Shinn 58kg 1 (12)
Flemington 04-Aug-25 800m R10 Jump Out-G4 1st Trapdoor ( J Mcneil ) 2nd Romantic Encounter ( C G Gaudray ) 3rd Wild Roses Grow ( J B Stanley ) J Mcneil 1 (8)
Flemington 25-Jul-25 800m R9 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:46.860 1st Zourosa ( J B Stanley ) 2nd Trapdoor ( B Shinn ) 3rd Table Manners ( M Zahra ) B Shinn 2 (6)
Flemington 18-Jul-25 800m R8 JumpOut-G4, Winning Time: 00:49.340 1st Subliminal ( B Allen ) 2nd Kimono ( D Moor ) 3rd Rock The Bar ( D W Stackhouse ) 5th Trapdoor ( B Shinn ) B Shinn 5 (6)