MIAGI will go into this Saturday night's heats of the Rapidvite National Distance Championship with a light preparation, but he is ready.

The dog trialled over 618m at Richmond last Wednesday and posted a slick 35.80sec.

``That is a smart time but the run was even better than it looks on paper,'' trainer Warren Harper said this week.

``Miagi became stirred up by the previous trial and went up in the air with the lids.

``I'm not sure if he got caught in the boxes or what, but a couple of other trainers who watched the trial reckon the mishap cost him four tenths of a second.''

JEFF COLLERSON