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Melbourne Cup tips 2016: Who the experts are tipping in the great race at Flemington

FIND out who the experts are tipping in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.

Hartnell has been labelled favourite for the race which stops a nation but according to our racing team, there are plenty of front runners.

Where will your money go?

MELBOURNE CUP: FORM GUIDE

RAY THOMAS (Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph)

1. HARTNELL

2. Wicklow Brave

3. Jameka

Roughie: Heartbreak City

RON DUFFICY (Sunday Telegraph)

1. HARTNELL

2. Oceanographer

3. Almandin

Roughie: Heartbreak City

MATT STEWART (Herald Sun)

1. BONDI BEACH

2. Heartbreak City

3. Oceanographer

4. Jameka

MICHAEL MANLEY (Herald Sun)

1. ALMANDIN

2. Oceanographer

3. Almoonqith

4. Wicklow Brave

DARYL TIMMS (Herald Sun)

1. WICKLOW BRAVE

2. Almandin

3. Hartnell

4. Oceanographer

LEO SCHLINK (Herald Sun)

1. WICKLOW BRAVE

2. Almandin

3. Big Orange

4. Hartnell

GLENN McFARLANE (Herald Sun)

1. HARTNELL

2. Jameka

3. Oceanographer

4. Almandin

BRAD DAVIDSON (Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph)

1. HEARTBREAK CITY

2. Wicklow Brave

3. Jameka

Roughie: Qewy

NATHAN EXELBY (The Courier Mail/Sunday Mail)

1. HARTNELL

2. Wicklow Brave

3. Almandin

4. Jameka

BEN DORRIES (The Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail)

1. BIG ORANGE

2. Jameka

3. Hartnell

4. Almandin

ROBERT CRADDOCK (The Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail)

1. OUR IVANHOWE

2. Secret Number

3. Wicklow Brave

4. Gallante

BEN SCADDEN (The Advertsier)

1. HARTNELL

2. Wicklow Brave

3. Bondi Beach

4. Jameka

LINCOLN MOORE (The Advertiser)

1. HEARTBREAK CITY

2. Jameka

3. Big Orange

4. Hartnell

SCOTT WALSH (The Advertiser)

1. HARTNELL

2. Big Orange

3. Almandin

4. Oceanographer

DARREN PRENDERGAST (SuperRacing)

1. HARTNELL

2. Jameka

3. Almandin

Roughie: Curren Mirotic

JOHN DAVIS (Daily Telegraph)

1. HARTNELL

2. Big Orange

3. Almandin

Roughie: Wicklow Brave

SHAYNE O’CASS (Sportsman)

1. WICKLOW BRAVE

2. Big Orange

3. Exospheric

Roughie: Beautiful Romance

RAY HICKSON (Sportsman)

1. JAMEKA

2. Big Orange

3. Oceanographer

Roughie: Sir John Hawkwood

SIMON THOMAS (Daily Telegraph)

1. HARTNELL

2. Oceanographer

3. Jameka

Roughie: Wicklow Brave

STEVE ZAMMIT (Daily Telegraph)

1. JAMEKA

2. Oceanographer

3. Bondi Beach

Best Roughie: Pentathlon