Nap of the Day: Wolves is the venue for our Spring bloomer

Grand-looking NINE-race all-weather flat card at Wolverhampton on the Tapeta on Tuesday; and that's where I'm heading for our Nap Of The Day.

It's the lucky (fingers crossed) last, the 20:30, a Class 4 handicap for four-year-olds and upwards over 1m 0.5f.

Horse Racing odds

20:30 Wolverhampton

20:30 - Farasi Lane @ 2/1

It's a competitive-looking heat but not the strongest Class 4 handicap you'll see this week. Our selection is an eight-year-old gelded veteran son of a Dewhurst and Lockinge winner, with six career wins from 58 starts all told.

Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole train, at Elmbridge in Worcestershire, and the brilliant Rossa Ryan, for the first time, has been booked to ride.

Farasi Lane was rated as high as around 88 this time last year, and races off 75 tonight - his lowest since winning off 68 in November 2020. He's not best drawn I guess in the seven box of eight, but it's not a big field and he's got time to organise himself.

He runs pretty well here at Dunstall Park, two placed efforts for example in December and January off 78 and 76, apprentice-ridden; and the engagement of Rossa shouldn't be remotely underestimated.

Run-style seems pretty versatile - has been held up and been fairly prominent of late, so tactically he's got options. Lots of his rivals tonight have tasted Class 5 action recently, but not our selection - who was tackling Class 2 company 12 months ago and indeed last March, here under Hollie Doyle, was beaten a short-head for a prize of £26k in the Lincoln Trial off 87.

There's no doubt, of course, that his form is tapering off in general but the horse has either won or been inches away every spring for the last four successive years.

Seems to come alive then at around this time, and there's no better jockey than R Ryan to harness what might be seen as a highly significant trend. In his last four runs he's only been beaten 4.5l, 0.75l, 3.5l and 3.25l, predominantly apprentice-ridden; but the one time a top pro was on board, Jason Watson, the margin of defeat was that 0.75l.

Throw in the RR factor now, plus that penchant for the changing of the seasons, and it's not hard at all to fancy him tonight. Trip, track, jock - lots of boxes are ticked for me.

I see it's around a 2/1 chance as I write, and hopefully that might yet ease a little.

Nap table with Betfred Insights.