Trainer Tracey Bartley will recommend retirement for Group One winner Reigning To Win unless he aims up at Rosehill on Saturday.The six-year-old will have his second start for Bartley in the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1400m).Reigning To Win made his debut for the Mudgee trainer at Warwick Farm on October 5 when he was fourth in a field of six over 1200 metres on a very heavy track.The out-of-sorts Reigning To Win was transferred from John O'Shea at Randwick to the quieter surrounds at Mudgee

Trainer Tracey Bartley will recommend retirement for Group One winner Reigning To Win unless he aims up at Rosehill on Saturday.

The six-year-old will have his second start for Bartley in the Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1400m).

Reigning To Win made his debut for the Mudgee trainer at Warwick Farm on October 5 when he was fourth in a field of six over 1200 metres on a very heavy track.

The out-of-sorts Reigning To Win was transferred from John O'Shea at Randwick to the quieter surrounds at Mudgee in the hope country life would turn his form around.

"I was happy enough with the run, it was the bog track which proved his undoing, he went to pick up and go but he couldn't get out of the mud," Bartley said.

"If he runs ordinary I think he'd have to be retired. It's do or die for his career on Saturday. We have to be realistic.

"It's a good race but he would want to seriously perform at this level considering what he's done."

As a two-year-old, Reigning To Win beat Danleigh to win the 2006 Group One TJ Smith (1600m) at Eagle Farm and continued to race in the best company at three and four.

His stakes wins include two over Raheeb during the 2007 Brisbane carnival and the following year he ran second to Apache Cat in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.

A couple of lacklustre runs in the autumn of this year convinced owners Trevor Stuckey and Penny Yan to give him a change of scenery.

The pair also race multiple Group One winner Racing To Win.

"I can't do any more than I'm doing at home with him," Bartley said.

"His issues have been in his head and I've had a good chat to John (O'Shea) and I've been trying to keep him off the track as much as I can.

"He likes the country lifestyle and loves his day yard and is a very happy horse.

"His work has been good and it seems like all systems go, hopefully he runs well."

Stablemate Slick Sniper will join his brother Sniper's Bullet in Melbourne if he performs up to Bartley's expectations at Rosehill.

Bartley is eyeing off the VRC Country Cup (1600m) at Flemington on November 5 with Slick Sniper.

His Group One-winning full-brother Sniper's Bullet is already in Melbourne where he is building towards his grand final, the Emirates Stakes at Flemington on November 7.

Five-year-old Slick Sniper runs in the TLE Electrical Castle Hill Handicap (1400m).

He comes into the race after successive wins, at Mudgee and more recently Bathurst on October 7 when he won the Bill Aspros Cup (1300m).

Bartley's only issue ahead of the race is with the handicapping department at Racing NSW.

Slick Sniper was lumped with 58kg and will be ridden by three kilogram-claiming apprentice Kody Nestor.

"To give the horse four ratings points after his win at Bathurst is ridiculous," Bartley said.

"You get a horse like The Fangsta, who was nominated for this race, only getting two points for winning at Wyong. I can't work it out.

"Our horse is fantastic and will be very hard to beat Saturday, if he wins then he's off to Melbourne."