What you need to know to start your day including going from all the tracks

It's all about speed today. While on the Champs-Elysees the sprinters will be tearing up to try to win the last stage of the Tour De France, on the outskirts of Paris the job will be similar as Queen Mary winner Heartache looks to secure another Group 2 burn-up in the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte.

Meanwhile, on the north-east coast of England, the fastest horse on the planet is back in action. Stone Of Folca, who holds the record over five furlongs, has a first start in two years at Redcar.

Going report

Fairyhouse - first race 1.55

Good to firm (good in places; watered)

Redcar - first race 2.00

Good to firm (GoingStick 9.3 on Thursday at 4pm). All race distances as advertised

Tipperary - first race 2.05

Good to yielding, good in laces

Stratford - first race 2.10

Good to soft, soft in places (GoingStick 7.7 on Sunday at 7.30am). Course on the inside line for hurdle races, with the bends moved out onto a fresh line for chases, so distances increased by approximately 23 yards for race three and 28 yards for race five.

Newton Abbot - first race 2.20

Good to soft, soft in places (GoingStick 6.2 on Sunday at 6.00am). Bends moved out between one and two yards for chases, 11 and 18 yards for hurdles. Add approximately 79 yards to races one and four, 112 yards to race two. seven yards to race three, 13 yards to race five, 85 yards to race six and 125 yards to race seven.

Market movers

Fairyhouse 1.55 Blue Uluru 4-1 (from 9-2)

Fairyhouse 3.25 Captain Power 11-4 (from 7-2)

Redcar 4.00 Mysterial 11-4 (from 3-1)

Redcar 5.00 Pantera Negra 17-2 (from 10-1)

What's on today

The Prix Robert Papin is the highlight but there's plenty more to get stuck into as the meetings in Britain an Ireland serve up a diet of three jumps and two Flat meetings, with the pick of the action Fairyhouse's 6f handicap.

And it's the biggest day of the racing year in the Channel Islands where Mattie Batchelor is out to ride the winner of the Jersey Derby for the second year running.

What to back

Our tipsters have picked out their best bets of the day.

And check out this beauty from Andrew Cooper:

What to read

It was an emotional day as sombre tributes were paid following the death of stalls handler Stephen Yarborough at Haydock. Read more here. The investigation into the accident continues. Read more here.

What to watch

Get the lowdown on what our Postcast crew think will be winning today.

And find out what Frankie Dettori thinks is the best cure for a hangover...

The best of Racing Post Sport

Get Steve Palmer's insight into how the action in unfolding at Royal Birkdale in the Open and find out who we fancy to win the sprint finish to the final stage of the Tour De France in Paris.

Final thought

So the racing authorities answer the call for better sport on Sundays by ensuring there's decent prize-money on offer. But the £20,000 handicap chase at Stratford has attracted just four runners.