The 6yr-old will line up for the first time since August when he had his first and only start for Hoffman.
Prior to that, the trotter also had a successful one-start campaign in October 2015 for previous trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen.
In his only run for Hoffman, the group 1 winner injured the heel of his foot which kept him out of racing, but throughout his extended breaks from racing it has been behavioural issues which have been the major problem.
The trotter began his path back to the track in early 2016 with his mind nowhere near racing or training. He would frequently bolt in his work and behave erratically for trainer Mark Jones, who took the horse on after Purdon and Rasmussen.
Jones sent King Denny to Hoffman to see if her highly skilled hand with horses who have had problems could get the horse back on track.
Hoffman credits stable rider Brenna Cook for her work riding King Denny in order to change his ways.
Cook has spent numerous hours patiently working with the horse which has paid off, Hoffman said.
The horse's heel injury was ''really messy'' and that has also been a major issue with which to deal.
Hoffman credits the work of Otago veterinarian Peter Gillespie and her Dunback farrier, Paul Robinson, for their work in restoring the horse's hoof to racing condition.
The journey back to the races again has been a gradual one for King Denny in order to keep him in a happy state of mind.
That started with trial placings at Oamaru in September and Cromwell in December.
Things got more serious when Hoffman took the trotter to the Ashburton trials last Tuesday.
''He went to Ashburton last week and ran Master Lavros to a neck. There were only three in it, but we sat last.''
What made the performance more impressive was that King Denny lost ground at the start on Master Lavros and also reeled of a fast last 400m.
''Jonny [driver Jonny Cox] clocked him coming home in 26sec and he kept coming at the line.''
Hoffman has been forced to start the trotter off the daunting back mark of 50m for his debut run this campaign. She is avoiding mobile racing at the moment to avoid the horse getting too fizzed up.
A top-five finish on Saturday would please the trainer, she said.
''Twenty-seven hundred metres and you're off 50m, that is quite a big task first up.''
Consistent mare Break Dance is the stable's only other runner at Invercargill on Saturday.
She has put in consistent efforts in five starts this campaign and comes into Saturday's race in great order, Hoffman said.
The beach trainer is on the lookout for a stable worker with harness racing experience.
That is largely due to the number of promising young horses the stable has to work on.
''We have a nice wee team coming through and need someone capable of driving fast work.''
The Invercargill Harness Racing Club is delighted to have attracted a scorching hot field for its cup race on Saturday.
''It is a really high-calibre field,'' club president Mark Shirley said.
''We are stoked to see Christen Me down, Ears Burning, Heaven Rocks, it is going to make for some really exciting racing.''
While the cup field is full of exposed form so too are several of the nine races on Saturday's undercard.
Shirley credits his club's move, along with the industry body Southern Harness Racing, to boost the meeting's stakes in recent seasons.
''We pumped a bit more stake [money] into the day and we are getting the results of better higher-class horses racing on the day. It should be a good day's racing through all of the day.''
-By Jonny Turner
