 Pocket Watch started favourite for the Group One Golden Nugget at Gloucester Park in Perth on 14 December 2007.Despite being badly paced in the early stages, moved around the field and cleared out by 11 m by the winning post.In late December 2007, speculation was rife that Lombo Pocket Watch may be headed to the WA Pacing Cup, held on 11 January 2008, due to his excellent form and the inability of horses from the Eastern States of Australia to attend the Group One $400,000 classic due to equine influenza.