Just Got Home has had two outings over fences this campaign and he indicated he was close to top form with a last-start third in the K. S. Browne Hurdle at Ellerslie.
"He made up a lot of ground from the back," Liefting said.
"He has taken a little bit longer to come up this year and Richard [Cully] said he just ran out of puff in the last 100 metres."
Meanwhile, stablemate Danza Lad will make his first hurdle appearance at the Te Aroha meeting.
While the dual group three winner of the Merial Ancare Metric Mile and the Thompson Handicap has been extensively schooled, Liefting sounded words of caution to punters.
"He's had a hurdle trial every year for the past four years, but he can be a bit in and out," she said.
"He was very disappointing the other day and decided he wasn't going to have anything to do with it."
He does have the jumping ability, but it's a case of whether he wants to work with us on the day."
Danza Lad, who tailed the field home in the Foxton Cup, will be ridden by Aaron Kuru.
- NZ Racing Desk