Caislean Gear off the mark at Killarney

Caislean Gear got off the mark at Killarney on Thursday evening, taking the 19:55 Matchbook Exchange Flat Race (2m 1f, €11,000) at 2/1 favourite under Mr A P Ryan. The Galileo Chrome gelding, owned by the Taceec Syndicate, built on the promise of his runner-up debut at Roscommon last month, winning by a length and a half from Emergency Man with Bravemans Call five lengths back in third. A deserved first success at the third time of asking — and one that suggests there's more to come over further.