 He was then made odds-on favourite for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot but finished fifth of the eight runners behind Chilibang.In his two other races in 1988 Gallic League finished unplaced in the July Cup and the William Hill Sprint Championship.On his first appearance of 1989, Gallic League ran fourth to Silver Fling in the Palace House Stakes and then produced his best effort for a year when he was runner-up to Indian Ridge in the Duke of York Stakes on 18 May.