Inothewayurthinkin is none the worse for his final-fence fall in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Monday.
The Gavin Cromwell-trained eight-year-old is the reigning Cheltenham Gold Cup king, but has struggled to reproduce that form this term with well-beaten runs in the John Durkan and the Savills Chase.
He lined up at the Dublin Racing Festival at 16-1 under Keith Donoghue, and while the JP McManus silks were carried to victory by Fact To File there was no such luck for Inothewayurthinkin as he fell heavily at the last when out of contention.
The gelding was down at the landing side of the fence, but thankfully got to his feet and was led back to the stables ultimately unscathed.
"He's fine, he was just a bit winded for a few minutes but he got up afterwards," said Frank Berry, racing manager to McManus.
"He went home and everything was all right. He ate up last night and he was fine this morning, Gavin was happy with him so that's very good news."
Cromwell added: "Obviously it was very disappointing, particularly that he got a fall.
"He was running a better race than he did at Christmas. He got tired from the second-last, but was still plugging away up the straight.
"Just in the last couple of strides going to the last he got very tired and unfortunately got a fall.
"He's home safe and sound and that's the main thing. Beyond that I don't know, it's not very encouraging."
Fact To File was an impressive five-length winner, defeating Gaelic Warrior and Galopin Des Champs and sparking discussions about his involvement in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old is not entered and would need to be supplemented before 7 March, with connections inclined to let the dust settle before considering his next step.
"We'll enjoy the day for another day or two and make a decision later on," Berry said.
"We'll give the horses time and ourselves time to enjoy it and then see what's happening further down the line."
Noel Meade hopes to get Affordale Fury to the Cheltenham Gold Cup despite being pulled up lame in the Irish Gold Cup.
Winner of the Savills Chase at Christmas, the eight-year-old was running well at the head of the field before weakening dramatically four fences from home.
He was then pulled up after the third-last as he dropped right out of contention, but after being assessed by his veterinary team Meade is confident he will be able to take his place in the Prestbury Park showpiece.
Meade said: "He was lame. He pulled a little muscle on the inside of his hind leg. Obviously he made a little bit of a mistake, not much, a little bit and it must have hurt him straight away because the minute he landed he was done.
"He was quite lame after the race. He's not as bad this morning. He seems a little bit better. We've had the vets with him and hopefully it won't hold him up too long, it's just a bit of soft-tissue damage. So it just depends on how long it takes to heal.
"He was going well and jumping well, and jumping very straight. They were going a fair gallop, but we know he's better than that no matter what, (so) there had to be something wrong.
"We scoped him after the race and he was 100% clean but was lame and he was lame when he came home and he was lame when we loaded him into his box, so presumably that's what happened to him."
"If we can get him back on-song he's definitely going to the Gold Cup."
