DAVID Blake finished on the podium in Saturday’s $30,000 Traverse City National Grand Prix, riding Conblue to a double clear in a jump-off time of 43.41 seconds to take the runner-up prize of $6,600, only being beaten by American winner Delaney Flynn on Namamia, who stopped the clock in 41.18.

Only six of the 15 starters jumped clear in round one to get into the jump-off. Ireland’s Lorcan Gallagher finished 10th in the class on board Omar van de Hunters.