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Warren Block's Daily Report - Sunday, 26 April 2026

• Matrix day-by-day results for Sunday and Monday racing
• Wizard Freebie - Wizard Personal Print
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Result

Matrix day-by-day results for Sunday and Monday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Sunday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Sunday and Monday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Freebie - Wizard Personal Print

The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof. Today, a Wizard Personal Print. The full report and all other reports for all meetings for today are available now for subscribers.

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am, and updated around 12 noon, each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic, RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier, Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Monday, 27 April 2026

• Trainer-Jockey Winning Combinations - Last 4 weeks
• Matrix - day by day analysis for Monday and Tuesday racing
• Wizard Freebie - Wizard Essentials report
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results and Weekly Summary

Trainer-Jockey Winning Combinations - Last 4 weeks

Each Monday I post a table showing the stables that have won at least 5 races over the previous 4 weeks and list the jockeys who rode at least one of those winners, as well as their total rides for the stable, during that period.

Identifying in-form and "outperforming" trainer-jockey combinations should be a key component of any form analysts race/horse assessment and this Wizard report can help you to identify these combinations.

Matrix - day by day analysis for Monday and Tuesday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Monday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Monday and Tuesday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Freebie - Wizard Essentials report

The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof. Today it is a Wizard Essentials Wrat 4 report. The full report and all other reports for all meetings for today are available now for subscribers.

The Wizard Essentials report is a very useful resource, for key data that race handicappers need is at their fingertips. Included are the Wizard's four ratings assessments, each focusing on different time-proven ways of rating runners, and other key (likely) performance indicators, some of which are unique to the Wizard. For example, the Filter and Negatives assessments, the in-running (pace) insights, and form pattern stats (RFS).

In addition to this Essentials WRat4 report there is also an Essentials Full-Field version available.

Click here for an explanation of the Wizard Essentials Report.

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results and Weekly Summary

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows last week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations, which draw directly on the contributions of the Raceday and Magic reports, are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website around 10:30am, and updated at 12 noon, each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic,  RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier, Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

Some of the more notable double-figure winners last week that were top rated on WMod, WHcp, WExpk and/or top-rated (WRat-1) or rated second top (WRat-2):

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Tuesday, 28 April 2026

• "Winningest" jockeys and Winning Jockeys back-on
• Wizard Freebie - Wizard Raceday report
• Matrix - day by day analysis of Tuesday and Wednesday racing
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results

"Winningest" jockeys and Winning Jockeys back-on

Here is the list of jockeys who rode at least a double at any of the Tab meetings last week, along with the trainers for whom they rode the winners. This table is colour coded to highlight the outperformers and it is definitely worth noting these riders and combinations.

It is also worth noting when a jockey who has previously won on a horse is replacing a rider who has not done so. Whilst history shows that this is not a prime indicator of likely success, it is significant in some cases.

The list below shows the winning horses last week that raced with a (previous) winning jockey replacing a rider who had not previously been successful on the horse.

Matrix - day by day analysis of Tuesday and Wednesday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Tuesday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Tuesday and Wednesday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Freebie - Wizard Raceday report

The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof, and today the Wizard Freebie is the Wizard Raceday for two meetings. The full Raceday Report and the other Wizard reports for all meetings are now available to subscribers.

The Raceday report is an important component of the Wizard's uniquely successful race-morning MATRIX report whose Selectives consistently outperform traditional rating methodologies

Click here for a full explanation of the Wizard Raceday Report.

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic, RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier, Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Wednesday, 29 April 2026

• The "winningest" trainers report - Spotlight on Charlotte Littlefield
• Wizard Freebie - Wizard Watch report
• Matrix - day by day analysis of Wednesday & Thursday racing
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results

Australia's "winningest" trainers last week - SPOTLIGHT on Charlotte Littlefield

Here is the list of trainers who trained at least a double at any of the Tab meetings last week, along with the jockeys for who rode the winners. This table is colour coded to highlight the outperformers and it is worth noting these stables and the combinations.

A key factor to be considered in selection-making is the stable, and the trainer-jockey combination. The Wizard weekly "winningest" trainer report is a valuable guide as to which stable/trainer and jockey-trainer combination is currently in form.

To add to this weekly insight, we SPOTLIGHT a particular stable and post an in-depth coverage of its record with different riders, over a period of two years.

Here is the SNAPHOT PROFILE on Charlotte Littlefield (via ChatGPT and other sources), which makes for some interesting reading.

Background and racing journey

Charlotte Littlefield grew up in Somerset, England, where her mother ran a riding school, and where she was "practically born in the saddle", progressing through pony club into multiple equestrian disciplines. She made the British Eventing Team, giving her a strong grounding in horsemanship, athletic preparation and discipline long before she turned to racing. goracing.co

She moved to Australia in 2005, initially taking on pretraining work with racehorses while completing her university studies - culminating in a Batchelor of Business degree - which is how she first became seriously involved in the racing industry. Her growing passion for thoroughbreds led her to Cranbourne, where she rode trackwork for trainers Pat Trotter and Ken Keys. goodwood+2

Stable location and facilities

Charlotte is the head trainer of Hayfields Racing, established with her husband Julian Hay, which is based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The operation has its primary training base at Pakenham. The smaller scale of the stable has allowed Charlotte to keep a handson role, including riding some of the horses herself in their work. hayfieldsracing+1

Successful jockey partnerships

Charlotte regularly uses experienced riders such as Brad Rawiller, Ben Allen, Zac Spain, Daniel Stackhouse, and Craig Williams on her horses. Last Saturday the in-form Jett Stanley landed a double for the stable at Flemington. These combinations show a preference for strong, senior jockeys.

Key winners and major results

Charlotte prepared her first winner, Bergerac Rose, in 2015, only her second starter after taking out her trainers licence. Since then, Hayfields Racing has grown in both size and in the quality of the horses in the stable. The stable achieved its first stakes success with Regal Vow, a modestly priced acquisition that won a Listed race at Caulfield. By 2025 the stable had achieved two Group 3 victories, a second placing in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate, and a Country Cup win, along with a record number of winners for the yard that season. youtube thoroughbredracing+3 racingahead+3

Training philosophy and horse placement

Profiles of Charlotte and behindthescenes coverage of Hayfields Racing emphasise her handson approach. She remains closely involved in the management of the horses, drawing on her eventing background to focus on fitness, balance, and mental wellbeing rather than just track gallops. Her English background influences her training style, with horses regularly working up hills, schooling over crosscountry jumps, or training in the dressage arena to build strength, balance, and versatility. Thoroughbred Sales youtubemedia goodwood+1

Her rise has been linked to the careful placement of horses in suitable grade and distance events, often targeting provincial and country races where conditions match each horse's strengths and development stage. The stable's association with progressive owners and syndicators also allows her to buy horses with profiles that fit her patient, developmental style of training. proventhoroughbreds.com+4

Other roles in racing

Beyond training, Charlotte is an active media presence in Australian racing, working as a racing presenter and interviewer. She is a familiar oncourse face for Channel 7 and Racing.com, where she interviews winning jockeys and connections and contributes to coverage of Victorian racing. media.goodwood

Internationally, she has also been announced as a rider for the 2026 Markel Magnolia Cup at Goodwood. This blend of training, media work and international riding appearances has made Charlotte one of the more recognisable younger figures in the Australian racing landscape. racingahead+2

Key sources:

Hayfields Racing official site - overview and location. hayfieldsracing

Go Racing and Proven Thoroughbreds profiles - background, establishment of Hayfields and early winners.proventhoroughbreds.com+2

Goodwood/Markel Magnolia Cup announcements - major results and media roles. media.goodwood+1

(If you would like to see a particular trainer profiled in SPOTLIGHT let me know via Everyrace Support contact.)

Wizard Freebie - Wizard Watch report

The aim of the Wizard Watch report is to highlight on race-morning which horses have been the most significant firmers overnight and earlier on race-morning. This Wizard freebie is an extract of this report featuring some of the venues being covered today. The full report is available with the other Wizard "market sensitive" reports at 10:30am each day.

Wizard monitors race morning market trends over the first 3 hours of race day betting to determine which horses are anticipated to run above earlier pre-post expectations and which horses have had their higher probabilities confirmed.

Given the significance of this early/informed market action, the odds about the Wizard Watch Morning Movers naturally skew towards the shorter odds, but this is compensated by the strike rate. Double figure odds about successful Market Movers are rare, but each-way odds winners are backable.

Click here for an explanation of Wizard Watch.

Matrix - day by day analysis of Wednesday & Thursday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Wednesday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Wednesday and Thursday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

 Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic,  RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier , Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100, Watch is a Watch report qualifier.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

 Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Thursday, 30 April 2026

• Jockey-Trainer metro stats - five states - SNAPSHOT on Tyler Schiller
• Matrix day-by-day results for Thursday and Friday racing
• Wizard Freebie - Wizard Magic Report
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results

Jockey-Trainer metropolitan statistics - five states - SNAPSHOT on Tyler Schiller

Today, jockeys in each of the five mainland states who are prominent in their respective 2025-2026 metropolitan premierships, with the following stats covering the past two years.

The Jockey/Trainer combinations that are included here are based on the following criteria: The Jockey/Trainer combination is listed when a jockey's record shows at least 2 wins when riding the Wizard top-rater, or at least 3 wins when riding the race favourite, or 4 wins if the runner is in the $2.00 to $5.90 odds range, for that stable. Also included are the overall percentage stats for the jockey when riding a Wizard top rater or race favourite, for any stable. Note, that these stats cover the rider's results in all races, irrespective of location.

 To add to this weekly insight, here is a Snapshot Profile of Tyler Schiller (via ChatGPT, and other sources) which makes for some interesting reading.

Tyler Schiller has rapidly progressed from country apprentice to Group 1 winner and currently features prominently in the Sydney premiership. aboutregional.com+1

Early life and racing family background

Tyler grew up near Young in the NSW Riverina, in a family steeped in harness racing and broader horsemanship. His father Glen and grandfather Peter have both been involved in harness racing for more than three decades. As a child, Tyler competed in mini trotting and even completed the required trials to become a senior trotting driver before switching his focus to thoroughbreds. prism+2

His path to race riding began when he was introduced to Wagga trainer Chris Heywood at Young racecourse. A move to Jerilderie trainer Phil Sweeney's yard proved pivotal, where he develop from a raw rider into a promising apprentice, and with whom he completed his apprenticeship, despite early setbacks including a serious car accident that left him sidelined for around nine months. aboutregional.com

Main riding bases and circuits

Tyler's early winners came on country circuits across the Riverina and southern New South Wales, notably at Wagga, where he rode his first TAB winner for trainer Luke Pepper. After accumulating around 100 winners in regional racing, he shifted to Sydney in 2020 to join Mark Newnham's Randwick stable. He has also travelled interstate and overseas, with rides including a winning stint in Singapore. darbyracing+3 johntapp+3

Key stable relationships and trainers

Whilst with Mark Newnham Tyler won the Sydney apprentices' premiership in 2021-2022. As his career has developed, Schiller has ridden successfully for an array of leading metropolitan stables, especially Hawkes Racing. Also with Annabel Neasham, Brad Widdup and others. racingzone.com+2 johntapp+2

Major wins and career highlights

Tyler's breakthrough came with the Sydney apprentices' premiership, when he rode 45 metropolitan winners. This was followed by a 2022-2023 season in which he recorded 111 wins across NSW, including 61 in the city. His early stakes achievements included two wins on Opal Ridge for Luke Pepper, highlighted by the Darby Munro Stakes at Rosehill on Golden Slipper day.aboutregional.com+1

His first Group 1 victory arrived in March on Mariamia to win The Galaxy at Randwick, making him the first apprentice in 15 years to claim that race. Further Group 1 success followed, including the Doncaster Mile on Celestial Legend for Les Bridge and the Champagne Stakes on Nepotism, consolidating his reputation, Tyler has also won key Group races such as the Canterbury Stakes on Lady Laguna for Annabel Neasham.prism+3

On the richprize front, he has become synonymous with The Kosciuszko at Randwick, winning the race three times: twice on Front Page in 2022 and 2023, and again on Clear Thinking in 2025. Additional highlights include a recordtime victory in the Albury Gold Cup on Harmony Rose for Mark Newnham. Collectively, these achievements, together with hundreds of winners and multiple Group 1s already on his record, position Tyler Schiller as one of Australias most promising young jockeys.regionriverina.com+4

Key online sources:

• From stables to stardom: How Young's Tyler Schiller became a top jockey About Regional / Region Riverina. regionriverina.com+1
• John Tapp Racing feature on Tyler Schiller's stakes success. johntapp.podbean.com
• Prism.horse profile on Schiller's harness racing background and first Group 1 win. prism
• Racing Zone feature Tyler Schiller proving a jockey for all seasons. racingzone.com

Matrix day-by-day results for Thursday and Friday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Thursday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Thursday and Friday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Freebie - Wizard Magic Report

The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof. Today, a Wizard Magic (abridged) Report. The full report and all other reports for all meetings for today are available now for subscribers

The Magic report is an important component of the Wizard's uniquely successful race-morning MATRIX report whose Selectives consistently outperform traditional rating methodologies.

 Click here for an explanation of the Wizard Magic report.

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic,  RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier , Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Friday, 1 May 2026

• Jockey-Trainer provincial statistics - five states - SNAPSHOT on Jett Stanley
• Matrix day-by-day results for Friday and Saturday racing
• Wizard Freebie - The Wizard Matrix Report
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results

Jockey-Trainer provincial statistics - five states - SNAPSHOT on Jett Stanley

Today, jockeys in each of the five mainland states who are currently prominent in their state 2025-2026 provincial premiership, with the stats covering the past two years. Note, however, that these stats cover the rider's results in all races, irrespective of location.

The Jockey/Trainer combinations that are included are based on the following criteria: The Jockey/Trainer combination is listed when a jockey's record shows at least 2 wins when riding the Wizard top-rater, or at least 3 wins when riding the race favourite, or 4 wins if the runner is in the $2.00 to $5.90 odds range, for that stable. Also included are the overall percentage stats for the jockey when riding a Wizard top rater or race favourite, for any stable.

To add to this weekly insight, here is a Snapshot Profile of Jett Stanley (via ChatGPT, and other sources) which makes for some interesting reading.

Jett Stanley is currently making a mark in Victoria and South Australia after beginning his career in Western Austraia.

Background and family

Jett was born into a strongly racing-oriented family and describes himself as having "always been part of the game." His father is Brent Stanley, a former Victorian jockey best known for winning the 1996 Caulfield Cup on Arctic Scent, who later turned to training, giving Jett both riding and stable exposure from an early age. Jett recalls working around stables from about five years old and being paid small amounts to clean out boxes during school holidays. He also developed his riding skills through pony club and show jumping, even representing Australia in China before committing fully to a jockey career. thewest+1

Early career and main riding bases

Jett began his apprenticeship in Western Australia after moving there as a teenager to join leading trainers Grant and Alana Williams. He celebrated his first race winner at Ascot on Trevello in April 2021, in just his third race ride. After establishing himself in WA, he later spent time riding in New South Wales, gaining metropolitan experience and riding multiple city winners there. In 2024 he returned to his home state of Victoria, indentured to the Corstens team, Leon and Troy and Will Larkin, with nearly 120 winners on the board. By the completion of his apprenticeship when he was 20 years of age he had ridden more than 140 winners. His willingness to travel - sometimes covering thousands of kilometres in a short period - is noteworthy. In one 12day stretch in early 2026, he rode winners in Launceston, Darwin, Murray Bridge, Stony Creek, and Adelaide  Racing.com racing+3 . TTR Australia & NZ

Trainers and professional associations

From the outset, Grant and Alana Williams played a key role in shaping Jett's career, supervising his early apprenticeship in Perth and providing early opportunities. Later, in New South Wales, he rode for Mitch Beer and Annabel Neasham, among others. On returning to Victoria, Jett aligned himself with Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin. He has also ridden successfully for other leading Victorian trainers, especially the Victorian stable of the Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott multi-state operation, with whom he partnered The Instructor to Listed success. Last Saturday at Flemington he rode a double for Charlotte Littlefield. racing+3

Notable wins and achievements

An early milestone was a fourwin haul at Wangaratta on one day. Another was the Listed win on The Instructor in the Hareeba Stakes at Mornington, which also marked the end of his apprenticeship. However, the win in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup on the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained American Wolf gave Jett the biggest win of his career to date, achieved while riding at an unusually light 49 kg for a jockey nearly 6 feet tall. youtube facebook+2

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Matrix day-by-day results for Friday and Saturday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Friday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Friday and Saturday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Freebie - The Wizard Matrix Report

The Wizard publishes on this page one of its Wizard reports or special features, either completely or a part thereof. Today, a Wizard Matrix (First Four) Report for one meeting. The full report and all other reports for all meetings for today are available now for subscribers

The Wizard Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate.

Click here for an explanation of the Wizard Matrix report.

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic,  RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier , Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results

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Warren Block's Daily Report - Saturday, 25 April 2026

• Wizard Freebie - Wizard What-IF Report Updated now at 10:30am
• Matrix day-by-day results for Saturday and Sunday racing
• Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives Results

IMPORTANT - What-IF race morning update now posted at 10:30am - was 9:30am - allows for more complete scratchings update

Wizard Freebie - Wizard What-IF Report

The Wizard What-IF report has more than one application. It can help to identify the horse/s best suited in a race and possessing the more reliable form. Also, it can help to differentiate between races that represent a positive betting opportunity from those whose fields are below par in terms of the revealed form. The What-IF report is available with the first upload of Wizard's race files and is then updated on race morning

 The What-IF report profiles the six top rated Wizard WRat runners in each race. The data in the report shows the record of each horse when it started at 10/1 or less, and/or won at longer odds, in a race in the distance range.

In terms of horse suitability, What-IF focuses on fitness and form. It does this through indicators that are relevant to these form factors. With respect to reliability, included in the FITNESS FORM category are each runner's Wizard Filter and Negatives scores. As these scores are determined by the record of the horse when running under similar conditions, they are a particularly relevant indicator of how well, and how consistently, it has performed over time. The higher the number, the better the score, with a Filter score of +7 being a genuinely positive assessment in terms of runner reliability.

The lower section of the What-IF report addresses the issue of uncertainty, by considering a range of "unknown" factors, and how versatile the runner is, and how adaptable it is likely to be under different race conditions.

 For selective bettors a suggested approach is to concentrate on those races where one of the top two WRat runners has a Filter score of +7 or more and the other has a score of zero or better (not negative). This approach means the focus is on only those races where the top two rated runners are assessed as suitably placed and reliable. This approach aims to reduce the degree of risk and uncertainty when choosing races as possible wagering opportunities and deciding on final selections.

An extract from one of today's meetings:

Click here or a full explanation of the Wizard What-If report.

Matrix day-by-day results for Saturday and Sunday racing

The tables show the results for the past eight weeks for the day on which racing occurred. So, today being Saturday, this Matrix DOW (Day of Week) report covers the past eight Saturday and Sunday results. The day-after results are included so that they are available on race-eve, rather than only on race morning.

(The daily Matrix report aims to assist subscribers contain the number of bets to manageable proportions and improve the strike rate. The report is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day with an update at 12 noon.)

Wizard Ratings, Raceday, Matrix, and Selectives results

We publish these full results daily so that subscribers can see the results of the Wizard's ratings options, and Report-content, and thereby formulate a selecting and betting strategy that suits them individually. The Wizard ratings should not be seen as "tips", rather as objective assessments that can be used to inform one's own judgement as to the relative chances of the runners in a race.

The full day-by-day results for Wizard (Wrat) top 4 rated runners, the Raceday Qualifier, and the Matrix (MaxR) 100 pointer, the MaxR top-two, the What-IF top-two Filtered, together with the Matrix W1+MaxR100 Selective qualifier, and the Matrix W1+*EO+MaxR100 Selective qualifier. Also included are the overall results for last week and the last four weeks. The 2024-2025 column shows the WRat results for the full racing season.

This results summary is colour coded so that it is easier for readers to track the relative performance of the Top Rated (blue) and Top-Two Rated (green) ratings options on a daily, and longer term, basis. The best overall qualifier (yellow) is highlighted. Also, the single runner options are grouped separately, as are the two-horse and multi-horse options results, again to make comparisons easier.

The following table shows this week's results of alternative options with respect to possible Matrix Selectives combinations, as well as weekly summaries. These combinations are accessible via the Wizard MATRIX report which is posted to our website between 10:30am and 10:45am each day.

(Key: The first of the two columns for each Selective combination shows number of qualifying races and the second column shows the strike rate. Headings: RWM is Raceday,Watch,Magic,  RWM 2/3 means two or three qualifying, Rday is Raceday report qualifier , Magic is Magic report qualifier, R/M is Raceday and Magic, WR1 is Wrat 100, MR1 is MaxR 100.)

The following table shows where the winner of each race run yesterday was rated by WRat, WMod, WHcp, and WExpk and was the qualifier in the Wizard Raceday Report. (Note: The Wrat [W] winner results report on both the top rated and top-two rated winners.) The Raceday Report winners under the Top Rated column are from those races where there was only one Raceday qualifier, and under the Top 2 Rated on the rare occasions where there were two qualifiers in a race.

Header: WMHER = WRat (W), WMod (M), WHcp (H), WExpk (E), Raceday (R).

For a full explanation of the table click: How to read the Wizard Ratings Results