Oxford Bradley Smith was ninth fastest during the opening practice session for tomorrow's Aragon Moto GP in Spain.

The Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team rider was satisfied with his performance, which saw him just 0.073secs off fifth.

“I am pleased with the job we did today and especially in this afternoon’s session,” Smith commented.

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