 In early 1958 he returned to fitness but broke a blood vessel and was pulled up in the Great Yorkshire Chase.He made a final attempt to win the Gold Cup in March that year and finished fifth to the mare Kerstin.In their book, "A Century of Champions", based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Limber Hill a "superior" Gold Cup winner and the best British-trained winner of the race since Golden Miller.