Martin has based himself out of Canberra for the past six weeks after deciding for a change to escape lockdown in Melbourne.

The move has certainly come with benefits for the 26-year-old, who rode Media Award in the $7 milliion Golden Eagle last month and has enjoyed a handful of winners.

Martin has five rides on the nine-race program at Wagga Riverside on Monday, which is another positive of the move north.

"It's good. It's hard when you make that progression from apprentice to senior rider (at home) and you only go to the races for a few rides here and there," Martin explained.

"Where as up here, I'm going for five or six each meeting. It's been good.

"It's so competitive back home and I've had a bit of luck up this way, even when I was back home, at Corowa and Albury and those places. So it's been good to come up here for a bit."

Martin, who has ridden 220 winners during his short career, will return home to Melbourne for Christmas but has not ruled out a return to the region on a permanent basis.

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Regardless, he is looking to strike as many partnerships as possible with a plan to continue riding in the region.

"I've just come up here for a change of scenery for a few months while Melbourne was in lockdown. I still might make the move eventually," he said.

"I'll head back to Melbourne for Chrissy and see the family and then reassess once my lease runs out. The weather's been great, I've ridden four of five winners since I've been here so it's been good. I like being in Melbourne because that's where my family and friends are but I wouldn't put it past me that I eventually come up this way and base myself up here because it's so hard in Melbourne.

"At least now I'll be able to commute. I couldn't fly to Wagga and Canberra for a while because of COVID. Now with things getting back to normal, hopefully, I can still come up."

Martin's five rides at Wagga on Monday are an even bunch.

He pointed towards the Gerald Egan-trained Road To Emmaus in the opener, the Iron Jack Maiden Plate (1200m), and last-start winner I Call Junee Home in the last, the Iron Jack F&M Class One Handicap (1050m) as two of his better chances.

"They're probably my best chances but they've drawn a bit awkward and being on the Riverside too, so if they can get the right run or have a bit of luck from the draw then they will be two that should be competitive and run in the money," he said.

"They all should be competitive."

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