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Co Down’s Dermott Lennon picked up a number of top placings at the four-star Mereyside venue in Liverpool last weekend aboard Rebecca McGoldrick’s Fleur VI. Lennon guided the 11-year-old Chatman-sired mare to second place in the 1.40m two-phase competition on the opening day, where Irish riders filled four of the top 10 places. Galway’s Michael Duffy was fourth with Dreamer (0/0 30.38), Shane Breen slotted into sixth with Ispwich Van De Wolfsakker (0/0 36.83), while Billy Twomey and Pewit Nono finished in eighth position (0/0 37.64).