Danoli, one of the most popular horses to have raced in Ireland, may have run his last race.
The 12-year-old fell at the sixth fence when tackling the Punchestown Heineken Gold Cup on Wednesday.
Trainer Tom Foley will hold discussions with the 12-year-old's owner before announcing a decision in the summer.
But he said: 'Time is against the old boy now and it could well be that his run at Punchestown will be his last. It was a stupid fall but fortunately it hasn't harmed him.'
In a distinguished career Danoli has experienced his share of highs and lows.
He first sprang to fame when landing a massive gamble in the Sun Alliance Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in 1994.
Hopes that the horse would win the Champion Hurdle never materialised - the best he could manage was third - and he was seriously injured when winning the Martell Aintree Hurdle for a second time.
Typically Danoli's bravery pulled him through but it emerged that he had fractured his off-fore leg and he was sidelined for a considerable time.
Danoli finally returned to a tumultuous reception in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown and did remarkably well to finish third.
He successfully switched to fences winning the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup in Ireland, but the Gold Cup eluded him.
'I wouldn't mind keeping him when he retires but it might well be that he will go to his owner,' said Foley.
'It will be a big loss when he does go - we know we won't get another like him. But we'll just have to keep looking to try to find a replacement.'
