Noble Storm is likely to kick off the 2010 campaign in the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket in early May.

Ed McMahon's smart sprinter failed to make the first four only once in nine races over five furlongs this season, winning three times and finishing fifth in the other.

He signed off by running Spin Cycle to a neck in the Listed Rous Stakes at Newmarket two weeks ago.

"That's him done for the season. He'll be out early doors next year in the Palace House," said the Lichfield trainer.

"He's done well and not run a bad race all year. He's been consistent and that's the mark of a good horse.

"He only ran in two races this season against older horses. I kept him to three-year-olds only. That means he didn't run as often, but I didn't mind that. He performed well, next year he'll be older and he's going to be a little bit stronger."

Connections will consider stepping him up to six furlongs at some stage.

"I've had a word with the owner. You can't do a five-furlong campaign all the way through the season as the races aren't there, especially at that level," McMahon went on.

"What I'd like to do in a lull with five-furlong races might be to put him up him to six as he has won over that trip before as a two-year-old. We'll see if we can do that rather than keep him to five all the time."