In general, when an opponent opens a three-suited hand like the Precision 2♦ bid or a Mini-roman 2♦, a trump lead is correct on most occations. This is because, declarer will plan to try to take as many ruffs as possible, and might even be able to setup a crossruff.

Analysis:
According to Bridge Baron's double dummy analysis, a trump lead is necessary to defeat the contract. You can experiment with this deal by downloading the PPL file at the end of the page, and playing this deal with Bridge Baron. You might want to configure all the players to be human, to help you play around with the deal. You can do so by choosing the following menu options: Options -> Gameplay Settings... -> Player Types and set all players to be human. You can also use the double dummy search from the Actions menu to try out how different lines of play fare.
Par Contract Analysis:
3♠ by North or South is the par contract on this deal. However, reaching 4♠ was not a terrible action. A trump lead by an ace defender like yourself was required to defeat the contract.

If you felt that this week's deal was simple, we assure you that next week's deal, which is a declarer play problem based on this week's deal, will be more challenging.

Bridge Baron deal No : 13332185222364731344573307934