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Warren Block's Daily Report - Friday, 24 April 2026
- Jockey-Trainer provincial statistics - five states - SNAPSHOT on Campbell Rawiller
- 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 Campbell Rawiller
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 Campbell Rawiller (via ChatGPT, and other sources) which makes for some interesting reading.
Campbell Rawiller comes from a famous racing family. His whose career has included a recent brief retirement before a renewed push, especially in provincial Victoria and South Australia. thestraight.com+1
Background and family
Nash is the son of Nash Rawiller, the multiple Group 1 winner in Australia and overseas, nephew of Brad Rawiller, and the grandson of former jumps jockey Keith Rawiller. Growing up in such an environment, Campbell was immersed in racing culture from an early age and competed in show jumping and dressage as a child. As a teenager, he entered Racing Victorias Apprentice Jockey Training Program, giving him a structured pathway into professional race riding. mpnews.com+1 Just Horse Racing
Early career and main locations
Nash began race riding in 2019 and only days after his first ride he won on Girl On A Train at Moe. Early in his career, he rode extensively around Victorian provincial tracks. His early career included a successful stint as a jumps jockey. mpnews.com+2
Key trainers and riding relationships
Campbell's initial apprenticeship was to Mornington trainer Logan McGill, who was recommended for his horsemanship. Nash has worked with a range of trainers. His most notable partnership in the jumping sphere was with Eric Musgrove, one of Australias leading jumps trainers. He has ridden with success on provincial and metropolitan circuits in Victoria and, later, South Australia. By the time of his brief retirement in 2025 he had amassed 193 winners. com+1 racing+1
Brief retirement and return to riding
In April 2025, still only 24, Campbell stepped away from race riding, announcing his retirement after several seasons in the saddle. By August 2025 he publicly confirmed a comeback, stating that he was returning with a fresh mindset and with a more sustainable riding weight (minimum 58 kg). He currently is riding with success, particularly in South Australia. thestraight.com+1 racing
Important wins and current focus
Among his notable achievements is a Listed victory in the Durbridge Stakes aboard Sghirripa earlier this year, marking his first significant flat race Group success. Over the jumps his most important win was in the Australian Hurdle in 2023 aboard Circle The Sun. racing.com
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