LISTEN LIVE | Hear the Melbourne Cup streaming on radio

Experts are calling it the most open and talented field in Melbourne Cup history.

Can the UK’s Cross Counter win two in a row?

Or will one of the big local hopes – Finche, Vow and Declare, or Surprise Baby – keep the trophy and $8 million in Australia?

To hear it unfold live, click the yellow LISTEN button above from 3PM.