Jake Noonan is off to the UK and will be based with trainer Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Berkshire, near Newbury racecourse. The young rider is not expecting to set the world on fire in England. He's just grateful for the chance to get a few rides. He says: 'That's been one of my main goals as a jockey, to try and travel and learn. My dad is a very close friend of Andrew and Ian. I have been lucky enough to go over there a few times and ride work...I got a phone call from Andrew saying he was quite keen to get me over there to ride, so I thought I would take the chance with both hands. It was a thing I was looking at two years ago, but I
Jake Noonan is off to the UK and will be based with trainer Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Berkshire, near Newbury racecourse. The young rider is not expecting to set the world on fire in England. He's just grateful for the chance to get a few rides. He says: 'That's been one of my main goals as a jockey, to try and travel and learn. My dad is a very close friend of Andrew and Ian. I have been lucky enough to go over there a few times and ride work...I got a phone call from Andrew saying he was quite keen to get me over there to ride, so I thought I would take the chance with both hands. It was a thing I was looking at two years ago, but I had that bad fall and it set me back.'' Jake is unsure how long he will be overseas. He says: '''It will depend on opportunities. It's not going to put a great deal of money in my pocket and it's not going to have me setting the world on fire in Hong Kong and Dubai soon, but it gives me a great chance to learn from some top jockeys over there and if I can bring any of it into my riding it will help me later in my career.'