Lucky 15 Tips: Irish Chorus and French Symphony sound good

There are five meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday as a busy midweek programme of racing unfolds.

They come at Fontwell and Southwell over jumps as well as Newmarket and Navan on the Flat in the afternoon, while later, the evening focus moves to the all-weather card at Kempton. We have picked out some Lucky 15 tips for consideration from across Wednesday's cards.

Today's Horse Races

13:55 Fontwell – French Symphony @ 9/4

Ben Pauling has his string in superb order as the National Hunt season gears up, with three winners already this month from 11 runners and only two horses in that sequence finishing outside the first three places.

Mahler gelding FRENCH SYMPHONY looks a promising recruit to the hurdles game for Pauling and rider Ben Jones.

He made the frame in bumpers at Hereford and Doncaster last season on his first two starts and wasn't disgraced despite being a beaten favourite at Huntingdon in March.

Jumping was always likely to bring out the best in him and he can shine here. The Paul Nicholls-trained Just Lucky Sivola is one of his potential main rivals but the Ditcheat handler has seen quite a few first-time-out runners shape as if they'd improve for the run in recent days.

15:30 Newmarket – Anniversary @ 1/1

There have been mixed messages in regards to the form of Watching Stars' win in a Thirsk novice last month and so the Godolphin representative is taken on here with ANNIVERSARY for Ralph Beckett.

The Sea The Moon colt won a maiden on the July Course a couple of months ago over a mile on good ground, coming from off the pace to beat Ballydoyle runner Scandinavia.

He then went to Epsom last month for a Conditions race and was clear in second behind Too Soon, giving 3lb to the winner, who was not disgraced in the Group 3 Zetland Stakes here since.

An opening mark of 91 looks stiff enough but there isn't a lot of depth to this nursery and he's a likely improver upped in trip.

15:53 Southwell – Irish Chorus @ 6/1

Alan King has a leading contender for the Mares' Novices' Hurdle on the card at Southwell in the shape of IRISH CHORUS.

The Jack Hobbs mare didn't show much in three starts in bumpers and it was a similar story on her hurdles bow at Kempton in March when beaten nearly 20 lengths in finishing fifth of 15.

There was a step forward next time at Warwick (2m, good) when Tom Cannon's mount got closest to odds-on jolly Irish Lullaby as they pulled clear. The all-the-way winner scored again next time at Cartmel and this mare has scope for better after a break with no concerns over racing on decent ground.

16:35 Kempton – Skellig Isle @ 7/1

It might not be long before we see SKELLIG ISLE up in trip but a good even gallop over 6f here would not be far off optimal for the Mohaather filly.

Tom Ward's charge was briefly outpaced and had to come from further back than ideal over C&D a fortnight ago, but she built up a head of steam late on and was just pipped for second.

Newly crowned champion jockey Oisin Murphy takes over in the saddle now from an unchanged mark of 75 and another big run is in the offing.

As a guide, a £0.25p each-way Lucky 15 on today's selections, at the prices, and assuming all four won, would return around £747 for your total £7.50 stake.

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