P388 CEEFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:45/28 1/6 GRAND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: ADRIAN MAGUIRJ This season's leading jockey, Adrian Maguire, will tomorrow have his first "proper" National ride. Maguire was injured the day before the 1992 race but did get a feel of the event when riding Romany King in last year's void race. He told Cjefax Racing: "I am really looking forward to it. I'vj missed out in the last couple of years so it makes it that bit more special." Maguire rides Moorcroft Boy and is hopeful of his chances on the David Nicholson-trained gelding. Source:William HILL Organization Ltd CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:44/27 2/6 GRAND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: ADRIAN MAGUIRE Adrian Maguire said of Moorcroft Boy, currently rated a 10/1 chance bz bookmakers William Hill: "He jumps his fences very well and four-and-a-half miles should suit. "As for the ground, whatever it ends up being, it is not going to inconvenience him. "Ideally I'd like to see even more rain as that will just loosen it up and they will go through it that bit more easily." The ground at Aintree is currently heavy (see page 390). CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:40/29 3/6 GRBND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: ADRIAN MAGUIRE Adrian Maguire sees the other market leaders as the main dangers to Moorcroft Boy, explaining: "The horses that I think could turn out to bj his main rivals are The Fellow, Double Silk and Master Oats but it is a tough race. "Anything can happen in the Grand National, it is so unpredictable and is very, very difficult to win. "But Moorcroft Boy is in very good form, David Nicholson is very happy with him and that's good enough for mj," concluded Maguire. Source:William HILL Organization Ltd CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:15/21 4/6 GRBND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: DAVID NICHOLSOV Moorcroft Boy's trainer David Nicholson echoed Adrian Maguire's views. He told us: "The horse is a 100 per cent. He has done all the work necessary." When asked if the hjavz rain which has soaked Aintree worried him, hj said: "Hj has got good form on all ground so it shouldn't affect him. "However the softer ground might slow the others down a bit. "He has always been a very good jumper and is very consistent. I'll bj hoping for the best." CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds TimjformP388 CJJFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:41/15 5/6 GRBND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: DAVID BRJDGWATER David Bridgwater is looking forward to his first jvjr National ride on the well-fancied Young Hustler. "He is in good form and is a very nice horse to have your first ride in the National on," hj told us. "This rain obviously doesn't help but Nigel (Twiston-Davies, the horse's trainer) doesn't seem too worried about it." Young Hustler ran a fine race to conj third in the Chjltenham Gold Cup - "it was a cracking run and hj was only beaten bz two very good horses," commented Bridgwater. CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds TimjformP388 CEEFAX 388 Sat 9 Apr 00:49/46 6/6 GRBND NATIONAL INTERVIEW: I DAVID BRJDGWATER David Bridgwater has been gathering advice as to how hj should ride Young Hustler and hj re6jaled: "I'll be walking the course on Saturday with Peter Scudamore. Adam Kondrat (who rides The Fellow) is coming round with us. "The thinking seems to bj that I should keep him in the first dozen or so horses, so I shall jump him out handy and keep with the pace. "I think the main danger could conj from Double Silk, hj has jumped round here before, is a good horse and has a low weight." CoursjDet McGrath Nat odds Timjform