Noel was one of the leading lights in the training world from the post war years up to his retirement in 1976. His most successful years were spent at the same Warren Place stables used by Henry Cecil today. Over the years Noel enjoyed nineteen classic wins. Of these there were three Derby wins, Crepello (1957), St Paddy (1960) and Royal Palace (1967). Like his Warren Place successor he also had an outstanding record in the Oaks, saddling no less than five winners. His greatest horse was Royal Palace who preceeded his Derby success by winning the 2000 Guineas, to which he added the Eclipse and the King George VI the following year.