Horse racing tips today: All the horses to back at Fontwell and Cheltenham (Image: GETTY) Now that Altior has vacated the seat for three-mile prizes, the Philip Hobbs-trained Defi Du Seuil looks the obvious successor to fill that void.

He posted some excellent performances last season, twice beating leading Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Lostintranslation, and was not disgraced on his final run when behind Chacun Pour Soi at Punchestown.

A smart performer over hurdles, notably when winning the Triumph Hurdle, he will be ready for his first run of the new campaign.

Hobbs has given him a couple of racecourse gallops and his stable is in flying form.

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He will not lack for fitness after winning at this track last month and he will be the obvious threat. Whittington looks to have the answer with ROUGE VIF (1.50, nb) in the Arkle Trophy Trial.

He made an impressive chasing debut at Market Rasen and has beaten Getaway Trump, the favourite, over hurdles.

ECCO (3.30, treble) can make it a treble in the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Hurdle. He showed he is clearly progressing when slamming Neff at Ascot last time out.

Horse racing tips today: All the horses to back at Fontwell and Cheltenham (Image: GETTY) Trending The Scout tips Sunday 17 November FONTWELL

12.25 Pleney

12.55 Bad Boy Du Pouldu

1.30 Chez Hans

2.05 Ar Mest

2.40 Shanroe Santos

3.15 Minella Voucher

3.45 Sky Full Of Stars

CHELTENHAM

12.45 Colditz Castle

1.15 Kingswell Theatre

1.50 Rouge Vif (nb)

2.25 Defi Du Seuil (nap)

3.00 Quel Destin

3.30 Ecco (treble)

4.00 Time Flies By