In my experience those pilots that manually fly the aircraft on a regular basis have very few problems with the manual flight elements of the check. Our company doesn’t schedule practice simulator sessions but, provided you can find someone qualified to operate the panel, you can book up any unused sim sessions if you wish.
The format of our LPC is currently an evaluation phase based on a short sector and run in real time. During this phase a number of LPC items will be covered (Cockpit prep, start up, departure/arrival procedures, and probably an approach). Subsequently remaining items are assessed as stand alone manoeuvres.