The finishing positions tell a tidy story: fourth, fourth, then third most recently, which suggests a horse that is gradually finding its feet and creeping closer to the front. It has not broken through yet, but the direction of travel is in the right direction, and racing just one day ago means Blue Noon is very much a horse in the middle of its story rather than at the end of one.
Where things get genuinely interesting is who is doing the training. Richard Hannon, based at Herridge in Wiltshire, is one of the most productive yards in Britain — 118 winners already this season is a staggering number, the kind of output that puts him among the elite handlers in the country. When a trainer is firing in winners at that rate, even a horse without a win to its name is worth a second look. Hannon's yard has a long track record of turning promising young horses into serious performers, and a three-year-old with only three races under its belt is still very much a work in progress. There is plenty of time.
Blue Noon has not won yet, but it has placed once, it is improving, and it is in the hands of one of the busiest and most successful operations in training. That combination alone makes it a horse worth following.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 14 May | 0% |