Both Coral and Ladbrokes issued revised prices on Europe's middle-distance championship following informed speculation all was not well with him in the wake of what was an effortless trial success.
The Andre Fabre-trained five-year-old - the highest-rated horse in the world - was winning over a mile and a half for the first time in beating the top-class filly Mandesha by two and a half lengths.
Paul Harley, racing manager to owner Baron Georg Von Ullman, declined to comment, but reports from the racecourse suggested the horse was lame behind on his right leg with a suspected fracture, and that connections were waiting to see X-ray results before making any statement, which is expected tomorrow.
And Fabre told www.racingpost.co.uk: "I don't know the results of the examination yet but he was lame behind after the race and has probably suffered a small fracture.
"The vets are carrying out X-rays now. I knew there was a problem a few minutes after the race. It's a terrible blow."
Coral spokesman Simon Clare said: "Given it appears the horse picked up an injury during the race, it seems unfair to profit from such a disappointing outcome.
"We took a number of bets after the race and all of those will be refunded."
His Ladbrokes counterpart David Williams added: "Manduro has captured the imagination of punters and it's a crushing blow for his army of ante-post fans."
Authorized is now Coral's 13-8 favourite for the Arc, with Ladbrokes going 6-4 about Peter Chapple-Hyam's brilliant Epsom Derby winner.
Soldier Of Fortune, winner of the Prix Niel, is the 7-2 second-favourite with Coral, while Ladbrokes go just 5-2.
Runaway winner of the Irish Derby on very testing ground, Aidan O'Brien's runner handled vastly different conditions with some aplomb in beating Sagara by a length and a half under Johnny Murtagh, with the last three winners of the race having gone on to score in the Arc itself.
O'Brien, speaking from the Curragh, said: "The ground was totally different to what it was in the Irish Derby, but he handled it just the same.
"Obviously we'll be looking at the Arc, although we will just have to see for the moment."
Murtagh added: "He'll improve for the race as he'd been off a long time.
"Once he got going I gave him a smack with my left hand and he was off. The pacemaker did his job and got me to the two-furlong marker and my fellow did the job in the style of a high-class horse.
"He's improved from Epsom and has now won an Irish Derby and a Prix Niel. He's got a great attitude and a great heart.
"He loved the track but did get a bit tired in the last couple of hundred yards."
Part-owner Derrick Smith added: "Hopefully we'll be back here in three weeks for the Arc with him and Dylan Thomas."
Passage of Time pleased Henry Cecil on her return from a break following treatment for a throat abscess by occupying third place in the Group One Prix Vermeille.
The Musidora winner had been off the track since disappointing in the Oaks in June, where she was sent off the 9-4 favourite but dropped away to finish eighth.
Cecil blamed that below-par effort on her throat problem, and sent her to the Parisian suburbs for the start of what he hopes will be a fruitful autumn campaign.
And in the late summer sunshine Richard Hughes exuded confidence on the 4-1 shot, riding her close to the pace before asking for an effort turning for home.
The Khalid Abdullah-owned filly failed to quicken as anticipated, however, with the Francois Rohaut-trained Mrs Lindsay forging clear to initiate a double for Murtagh, holding the fast-finishing Prix de Diane winner West Wind by three-quarters of a length.
Passage Of Time was the same distance back in third, and Cecil said: "She's run very well as she's been off a long time and the ground was plenty fast enough.
"She fell to pieces when we treated her for her throat abscess and was like a skeleton.
"She'll improve from the race and she's on her way back. The Arc, the Prix de l'Opera, the Champion and the Breeders' Cup are all options and hopefully she will stay in training next year."
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