Underrated mare Hussta La Vista could be headed for the breeding barn if she continues Scone trainer Paul Messara's remarkable run of success in the Listed Tattersall's Mile at Eagle Farm.Messara brought a small team of six horses with him for the winter and collected his 10th winner on the trip away when exciting sprinter Battlefield won Wednesday's Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton.It was the second feature race win for Battlefield who previously won the Listed Ascot Handicap (1200m)

Underrated mare Hussta La Vista could be headed for the breeding barn if she continues Scone trainer Paul Messara's remarkable run of success in the Listed Tattersall's Mile at Eagle Farm.

Messara brought a small team of six horses with him for the winter and collected his 10th winner on the trip away when exciting sprinter Battlefield won Wednesday's Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton.

It was the second feature race win for Battlefield who previously won the Listed Ascot Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm two weeks ago.

While Battlefield has gone straight to the spelling paddock to prepare for the Melbourne spring, Messara is hoping for further black-type glory from Hussta La Vista who will be ridden by Christian Reith, replacing apprentice Owen Turpin, in Saturday's 1600-metre feature.

"We can't claim in this race so I thought it would be best to get a senior jockey this time," Messara said.

Messara was extremely confident Hussta La Vista could win on the cushion track at Toowoomba last week when the four-year-old mare was runner-up to Icedane in a 1300-metre race restricted to fillies and mares.

"I thought she was a moral last start but she got beaten so I can't declare her in a Listed race," Messara said.

Messara's father, John, who is the principal of Arrowfield Stud at Scone in the NSW Hunter Valley, paid $120,000 for the daughter of Hussonet as a yearling in Melbourne.

"Dad fell in love with her from the day he first saw her," Messara said.

"She's been a bit unlucky in her career with injuries but if she wins on Saturday it could be her last race.

"Nothing is definite yet as she's got tons of potential but the syndicate that races her might well look at retiring her."

Injuries have restricted Hussta La Vista's career to only 14 starts for four wins and five placings.

Hussta La Vista started her career in Brisbane as a two-year-old and won her maiden on debut at Doomben in July, 2007 before she was hurt in the Group Two Light Fingers (1200m) at Randwick in her next preparation the following year.

"She won two in a row at Rosehill but she struck herself at her next run (Light Fingers) and needed three months off to get over it," Messara said.

"In her third campaign she hurt her back which also took a lot of time to come right and now this is her fourth preparation and she's still only had 14 starts."

Messara said he was unsure which stallion would serve Hussta La Vista but he favoured first season sire Charge Forward who stands at Arrowfield.

Charge Forward won four of his 11 starts for Sydney trainer John O'Shea before being retired to stud following his Group One victory in The Galaxy (1100m) at Randwick in 2005.