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

Almandin is favourite to win back to back Melbourne Cups, but according to our racing team, there are plenty of contenders for the big prize in Australia's great race.

Where will your money go?

LEO SCHLINK (Herald Sun chief racing reporter)

1. MARMELO

2. Wall Of Fire

3. Almandin

Roughie: Red Cardinal

MICHAEL MANLEY (Herald Sun)

1. Almandin

2. Johannes Vermeer

3. Marmelo

Roughie: Big Duke

SIMON MOY (Superracing)

1. BIG DUKE

2. Almandin

3. Marmelo

Roughie: Reklindinig

CHRIS VERNUCCIO (Superracing)

1. MARMELO

2. Almandin

3. Tiberian

Roughie: Wicklow Brave

GLENN McFARLANE (Herald Sun)

1. HUMIDOR

2. Almandin

3. Marmelo

Roughie: Single Gaze

GILBERT GARDINER (Herald Sun)

1. WALL OF FIRE

2. Almandin

3. Humidor

Roughie: Secret Gaze

RAY THOMAS (Daily Telegraph racing editor)

1. RED CARDINAL

2. Marmelo

3. Johannes Vermeer

Roughie: Single Gaze

BRAD DAVIDSON (Racing reporter)

1. MARMELO

2. Red Cardinal

3. Tiberian

Roughie: Nakeeta

DARREN PRENDERGAST (Superracing)

1. JOHANNES VERMEER

2. Marmelo

3. Red Cardinal

Roughie: Hartnell

RON DUFFICY (Sky Thoroughbred Central)

1. WALL OF FIRE

2. Almandin

3. Marmelo

Roughie: Thomas Hobson

GARY CRISPE (Timeform)

1. HUMIDOR

2. Marmelo

3. Wall Of Fire

Roughie: Rekindling

NATHAN EXELBY (The Courier-Mail racing editor)

1. MARMELO

2. Wall Of Fire

3. Johannes Vermeer

Roughie: Red Cardinal

ROBERT CRADDOCK (The Courier-Mail chief sports writer)

1. JOHANNES VERMEER

2. Rekindling

3. Red Cardinal

Roughie: Wicklow Brave

SHAYNE O'CASS (Sportsman)

1. MARMELO

2. Tiberian

3. Red Cardinal

Roughie: Boom Time

PAUL MICALLEF (Sportsman)

1. JOHANNES VERMEER

2. Marmelo

3. Humidor

Roughie: Hartnell