The 17:12 at Romford on Tuesday served up a decent lesson in how A3 races over 400 metres tend to play out, and Bombay Breeze (Trap 4) was right at the centre of it.
Crafty Fritto (Trap 6) broke quickest, going wide and leading heading into the second bend — a common pattern on the Romford circuit where wide runners can get a clean run early. But Bombay Breeze, tracked as taking "EarlyPace, Middle" in the official comments, was moving into contention by that point and led from the second bend onwards. Ten Fold (Trap 3) came from the middle to grab second, running on from a modest early position, while Crafty Fritto faded to third having led to the halfway point.
The pace breakdown here is instructive. Bombay Flash in Trap 5 was checked three-quarters of the way through the race, which likely cost a placing. On The Payroll (Trap 2) was always too far out of the race after a slow start, and Headford View never got into it from the outside.
What can we take forward? Bombay Breeze showed the ability to track a fast pace and pick it up when the pace-setter tired — that's a quality runner's trait in the 400-metre A grades. Ten Fold's run-on from the middle also suggests a dog who finds their best at this trip when the field spreads. If either of these two steps back up in grade, their pace profiles here are worth remembering. Dogs who get involved early but finish well tend to translate across tracks better than pure front-runners.