Melbourne Cup tips 2019: Who the experts are tipping in the great race

Need a little help choosing a horse to back in the Melbourne Cup? Find out who our racing team and the celebrities are tipping in the big race.

Find out who the experts are tipping in the Melbourne Cup.

The Team Hayes-trained Constantinople and Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace are battling for favouritism in the 3200m staying classic at Flemington on Tuesday.

According to our racing team, there are plenty of contenders for the big prize in Australia’s great race.

Where will your money go?

RAY THOMAS

Racing editor

1 Finche

2 Cross Counter

3 Mer De Glace

ROUGHIE

Youngstar

MICK CARROLL

Sunday Telegraph editor

1 Constantinople

2 Cross Counter

3 Finche

ROUGHIE

Prince Of Arran

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Constantinople is a popular pick in the Melbourne Cup. Picture: AAP

GARRY FERRIS

Sunday Telegraph sports editor

1 Constantinople

2 Mer De Glace

3 Cross Counter

ROUGHIE

Raymond Tusk

PHIL ROTHFIELD

Editor-at-large

1 Il Paradiso

2 Finche

3 Vow And Declare

ROUGHIE

Mirage Dancer

RON DUFFICY

Form expert

1 Il Paradiso

2 Surprise Baby

3 Vow And Declare

ROUGHIE

Master Of Reality

MATT JONES

Racing reporter

1 Cross Counter

2 Mer De Glace

3 Finche

ROUGHIE

Mirage Dancer

Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace will be striving to claim the Cups double on Tuesday. Picture: AAP

DAVID RICCIO

Chief sports writer

1 Mer De Glace

2 Finche

3 Constantinople

ROUGHIE

Prince Of Arran

BOO BAILEY

Cartoonist

1 Surprise Baby

2 Cross Counter

3 Constantinople

ROUGHIE

Prince Of Arran

DARREN PRENDERGAST

NewsRacing editor

1 Vow And Declare

2 Cross Counter

3 Finche

ROUGHIE

Prince Of Arran

ROB SUTHERLAND

SuperCoach Racing guru

1 Finche

2 Prince Of Arran

3 Vow And Declare

ROUGHIE

Southern France

Finche has drawn well and should be right n the finish. Picture: AAP

ADAM SHERRY

Sportsman

1 Il Paradiso

2 Finche

3 Surprise Baby

ROUGHIE

Southern France

SIMON THOMAS

Form expert

1 Cross Counter

2 Mer De Glace

3 Vow And Declare

ROUGHIE

Latrobe

SHAYNE O’CASS

Sportsman

1 Twilight Payment

2 Vow And Declare

3 Finche

ROUGHIE

Raymond Tusk

JESS HALLORAN

Sunday Telegraph columnist

1 Vow And Declare

2 Finche

3 Downdraft

ROUGHIE

Steel Prince