Rail Link was not a conspicuously successful breeding stallion but has sired some good winners including Spillway (Australian Cup) and Last Train (Prix de Barbeville).

At the same course on 19 October, the colt was stepped up in class and started 7/4 favourite for the Group Three Prix de Condé over 1800 metres on very soft ground.

The colt was scheduled to return in the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on 5 May but refused to enter the starting stalls and was withdrawn from the race.

[7] Head employed the horse behavioural expert Nicolas Blondeau to help the colt overcome his fear of the starting stalls, and the results were positive.

When France Galop (the governing body of French racing) refused to allow Blondeau to accompany the colt at the start of the Prix du Jockey Club, Head opted to reroute Epicuris to The Derby.