 National Hunt racing was suspended in September 1942 and Medoc was sent to race Ireland.When jump racing resumed in Britain at the end of 1944 Medoc was unable to resume his racing career owing to a decision of the National Hunt Committee not to accept entries on behalf of horses which had left the country after 1 June 1941.In their book, "A Century of Champions", based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Medoc a "poor" Gold Cup winner.