 His breeder, Mick Lombadro, names all of the horses he breeds with "Lombo" as a prefix or suffix, registering all the horses before selling many at yearling sales.After recording two wins from three starts in Western Australia, failing to complete the course at his second start when driver Chris Lewis pulled him out of a race at Perth's Gloucester Park, Lombo Pocket Watch was transferred to New South Wales for some major races.Driven in his first start at Harold Park Racetrack by Gavin Fitzpatrick, Lombo Pocket Watch was sent out at long odds of $27.80 on local totes in the NSW Sapling Stakes.