Too Deadly was a $32,500 purchase by Eales Racing \u00a0from Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm\u00a0at Melbourne\u2019s Premier 2 sale in 2009. Too Deadly, trained by Mark Kavanagh races in the black and orange colours made famous by Whobegotyou and last year\u2019s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking.<\/p>\n
Too Deadly debuted in July in the $100,000 Inglis bonus race at Caulfield. Ridden by Damien Oliver he began slowly before making up late ground quickly to finish an impressive 5th<\/sup> behind \u00a0Breitling.<\/p>\n Punters did not miss the promising debut and Too Deadly was sent out a short odds on favourite in the first today at Geelong \u2013 a 1100 metre maiden. This time he was slowly away again but steered to the outside by Michael Rodd. Although facing the breeze he let down nicely and won by a length and a quarter.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is still very green\u201d explained jockey Micahel Rodd \u201che will be improved by the run.\u201d Merv Harvey from Mark Kavanagh\u2019s stable advised \u201cHe is still a bit of a baby. He will be an Autumn horse.\u201d<\/p>\n Like Shocking and Whobegotyou, Too Deadly is by Street Cry.\u00a0 He is the first foal from Success Express mare, Roxy Express.<\/p>\n Too Deadly foaled at Lauriston in 2007. \u201c He has a cracking yearling half-sister by Good Journey,\u201d explains Lauriston\u2019s farm manager Paul Eden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Too Deadly was a $32,500 purchase by Eales Racing \u00a0from Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm\u00a0at Melbourne\u2019s Premier 2 sale in 2009. Too Deadly, trained by Mark Kavanagh races in the black and orange colours made famous by Whobegotyou and last year\u2019s Melbourne … Continue reading