Shutter Island, right, comes to collar Lindenhurst at the last© Photo Healy Racing
Shutter Island wore down Lindenhurst after the last in the extended two mile handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe.
Lindenhurst had got the better of Erlkonig who weakened before the last. However, a clumsy jump at the last saw Lindenhurst lose momentum and Shutter Island, who was improving all the time, jumped it well and knuckled down to beat him by half a length.
Mark Walsh was in the JP McManus colours for trainer Charles O’Brien and the four-year-old son of Jeremy was returned at 7/2. Lindenhurst was sent off the 3/1 favourite and took second for John McConnell and Mark Bolger.
Frank Berry said: “He was good for his first handicap and he jumped quite well. He looked in trouble round the last bend, but he got a good jump at the last. He disappointed the last day in Tipperary, but he just needs a jump in front of him and we’ll look for something similar for him.”
Additional reporting by Thomas Weekes
