Dermot Weld has raised the exciting possibility of Group One winner Casual Conquest racing over hurdles.
The five-year-old has not been seen since picking up an injury in the Irish Champion Stakes behind Sea The Stars 12 months ago and has since been gelded.
"If we are fortunate enough that he stays sound, we could have an awful lot of fun with him on the Flat and maybe even over hurdles," the trainer told At The Races.
"He unfortunately got a leg injury when he ran in the Irish Champion Stakes last year.
"He's had his time off and he's due to come back in a few weeks. We'll just take it easy with him over the winter and hopefully get him back next spring.
"He's a very, very high-class horse. He might be a six-year-old next year, but we've a lot to look forward to with him.
"I haven't made a definite decision (whether he sticks to the Flat), but it is possible we could venture elsewhere with him."
Casual Conquest went off the favourite when he finished third behind New Approach in the 2008 Derby, and he followed that with runner-up spot behind Frozen Fire in the Irish Derby.
Last year he won the Group One Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh and the Group Two Royal Whip Stakes at the same track.
