Owner Shaun Flanagan put the syndicate together after securing him from the Sunshine Coast trainer Belinda Mair.
“We haven’t spoken about the Final in Brisbane but if he wins we’ll need to talk to decide if he goes down,” Hoffman said.
Hoffman has only had a few Brisbane starters.
Former handy stayer Maquereau of Hoffman's finished fifth in the Country Cups Challenge Final in 2020.
Phantom Spirit has won seven times in a career spanning 31 starts.
A total of five of those have been with Hoffman who has only saddled him seven times.
The son of Spirit Of Boom completed a hat-trick of wins when he scored as dominant victory over 1000 metres at Home Hill in the middle of October.