Timeform Daily: Saturday April 18, 2.05, Newbury

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Timeform run the rule over the Dubai Tennis Championship Stakes...

Spanish Moon produced a career best when runner-up in a Group 1 in Dubai last time, and providing the ground doesn't deteriorate too badly, ought to be good enough to thwart Royal And Regal's attempt to land back-to-back victories in this race. Centennial looks best of the rest.

Scintillo has found everything clicking into gear of late, putting up a career-best effort when landing the Winter Derby at Lingfield last time. He is learly in fine fettle but this represents a sterner test.

Ezdiyaad went well fresh last year, winning handicaps on his first two starts, but he has looked none too genuine on occasions and has something to find on the balance of form.

Royal And Regal landed this event on his seasonal reappearance last year and then postedmainly respectable efforts in Group two events afterwards. He is likely to be fully tuned up and a repeat is not out of the question.

Sereth has a good record in Germany, winning a couple of listed races in 2008 for his previous trainer. He is clearly useful but faces no easy task on his first run for a new yard.

Spanish Moon won three listed races in 2008. He had come up short in Group company in the past, but was much improved when runner-up in the Dubai Sheema Classic last month and is a major player if reproducing that.

Tastahil is lightly raced for his age and showed further improvement when comfortably winning a well contested minor event at Doncaster last month. He has more on his plate here but remains capable of better.

Walking Talking has posted some solid placed efforts in good handicaps since losing his maiden tag. He is a lightly raced sort who can be expected to improve, but faces no easy task stepping up in grade here.

Centennial was a one time Derby hope who got back on track in blinkers towards the back end of last season, winning the Great Voltigeur. He is clearly smart and goes well fresh, but headgear is omitted here.

Enroller made good progress through the ranks last year, winning twice and rounding off his season with two good efforts in top company. He is probably playing for place money at best here, though.

Unleashed won his first two starts in 2008 and finished the campaign with a close fourth in listed company. He looks the stable's second string on jockey bookings here, though, and may have to settle for a minor role.