Saturday Racing Multi Tips: Varian and Burke can score with leading fancies in 21/1 double

Newbury, 15:10, Carnarvon Stakes: Back Royal Fixation @ 5/23.50

Trainer Karl Burke could be in for a good afternoon, and he's had plenty so far this season although the yard's numbers have dipped in the last two weeks with just a 7% strike-rate, but Burke has sent out three runners to Newbury this term and two have won, hopefully Royal Fixation can add to that.

This will be her first run of the season, so there's that gamble on whether she's primed fit, but she was a high-class juvenile filly who gets the allowance here from the colts.

It should be noted and stressed too this will be her first run for Burke having been trained to win a couple of races last year by Ed Walker and she was subsequently sold for a big sum.

She's quick, and produced a devastating over-the-top run to win the Lowther last year at York, coming from off the pace and furthest back to defeat Richard Hughes' star filly America Queen.

Her pace in the middle part was key and the only runner to record under 12 seconds. William Buick said she is very straightforward and was improving into York.

She looks a sprinter that can slot in to chase a pace. Her two visits to Newmarket last term saw her suffer two defeats and both occasions given too much to do.

Her run in the Cheveley Park didn't look by design however as she missed the break, and in top level races over 6f, it proved too difficult for her to make up ground.

A Commonwealth Cup entry is hers and if she's fit and doesn't get too far behind, she could be the sprinter to make a statement on Saturday.

Newbury, 15:45, London Gold Cup Handicap: Back Al Azd @ 9/25.50

I am very keen on the London Gold Cup selection Al Azd in a hot-looking three-year-old handicap. The gelded son of Dubawi was very impressive last time winning at Doncaster when upped in trip and put some fair rivals to the sword.

He was ridden like a good horse at Town Moor - last but one with three furlongs to go, he moved up the centre and was different class to score by nearly 4L.

A new mark has kicked in and up to 92 from 85, but he's progressive and considering Doncaster was a steady pace off a finishing speed of 105%, he should have little trouble back down to 1m2f and seems to be better going left-handed with a long finish.

He had previously made the running at Southwell over 1m3f to win a Maiden by a big margin with a field well strung out, and on that evidence, the blinkers had really made a difference and he retains them here with two wins from three since the headgear has been applied.

With ground likely to be on the firmer side, it will very much suit as he bombed out on his first two runs on soft, but Timeform rated it good to firm at Donny last time.

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