Blake second in Saugerties, USA

IRELAND’S David Blake took the runner-up place in the Smartpak Welcome class at HITS on the Hudson VIII Saugerties Series aboard the Pine Hollow Farms-owned Don’t Touch Du Bois. In the 1.40m on Thursday, Kevin Mealiff and Fineas finished in third place.

Paul O’ Shea was also in the ribbons in that class when finishing fourth and fifth with Skara Glen’s 7 Pillars and Skara Glen’s Florencia, respectively.

O’Shea finished third in Saturday’s $25,000 Smartpak Grand Prix aboard Skara Glen’s 7 Pillars, just ahead of Kevin Mealiff and Viper Vrombautshoeve Z in fourth.