Experts divided over Melbourne Cup tips

Horse racing tipsters are divided over who will scoop the $5.5 million Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, with half a dozen horses attracting the experts' attention.

Betfair's Kristen Manning has said Bart Cummings-trained Viewed will be hard to beat – he was last year's winner of the Flemington spectacular and has come on since then, she says.

Manning wrote: "Last year he looked good, but still a little backward - the Scenic breed known for improving considerably as they mature.

"This year he stands out - on Caulfield Cup day he was the eye-catcher in the yard and on Saturday his coat was gleaming."

Betfair is offering odds of 5.40 on Viewed – the current race favourite with most bookmakers.

Elsewhere and the tipsters at Fox Sports are less certain as to who will do well in the 3200m nation-stopper.

John Clark has gone for Roman Emperor, with Viewed in second, while Scott Heinrich has picked out Shocking. Andy Withers has also picked Viewed to win.

Betfair has Roman Emperor on 9.60, and Shocking is on odds of 11.00.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has also got behind Shocking, and was quoted in the Courier Mail as saying: "Four years old, and has done very well recently in the Lexus Quality and I believe is the horse to watch come the big race tomorrow in Melbourne."