IRISH eyes were certainly smiling at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanakan as Irish riders and Irish Sport Horses completely dominated the five-year old final at the Belgian venue, taking gold, silver and bronze in a clean sweep of the medals last Sunday.

The Irish contingent were in a very strong position going in to the weekend finals, with 11 combinations qualified from a total of 709 horses entered across the five, six and seven-year-old categories for the Championships.