Trainers Rob and Annabel Archibald were sweating on a good draw for lightweight Tuned (51kg) and were delighted when the sprinter was allocated barrier six.

The Archibalds have been focussed on the Stradbroke with Tuned since the Zoustar gelding secured a start in the big race when he won The Gateway over the Eagle Farm 1400m course.

"We feel he is a good lightweight chance although the weights are a bit compressed this year,'' Rob Archibald told Racing And Sports.

"Ever since he won The Gateway to qualify for the Stradbroke, it has been our plan to go into the race third-up.

"His two runs back have been very good and we feel he can be very competitive.''

Tuned resumed with a close second to Cifrado in the Listed ATC Trophy at the Gold Coast then showed he is not out of place in a Stradbroke Handicap when he was beaten less than a half length into fourth position behind Abounding and Crifrado in the Group 3 BRC Sprint at Doomben.

In latest Stradbroke betting, Tuned is at $34 behind Kingsford Smith Cup winner Headley Grange at $5 favouritism.

At Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, the Archibald stable nominated Black Run and Fernao for the Listed $200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m).

Portland, winner of the Lord Mayor's Cup two weeks ago, has topweight of 59kg ahead of last year's Queensland Derby winner Maison Louis with 58.5kg while the Archibald duo get in well at the weights with Black Run on 53.5kg and Fernao on the 53kg limit.

"We have nominated Black Run and Fernao for Sandown but it is likely they will run at Rosehill,'' Archibald said.

"Black Run is third-up from a spell and getting to 2400m so this is his sweet spot.

"We are looking for improvement from Fernao but he is fitter for two runs back and is working well.''

Meanwhile, Archibald confirmed Formal Display, one of the most improved horses in Sydney racing, has earned a deserved spell after a career-best campaign.

Formal Display won four of his five starts including his dominant Randwick 1600m win last week.

The Triple Crown-owned five-year-old also won the Tamworth Cup which qualifies him for the $3 million The Big Dance (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day, November 3.

"With Formal Display's spring campaign, we are starting with The Big Dance and working back from there,'' Archibald said.

"But Annabel and I were just talking about the horse's spring program and we both think the Epsom Handicap is a chance for him.

"Formal Display's rating will go up to about 102 which puts him on the fringe of an Epsom start.

"We are looking at maybe the Bill Ritchie Handicap into the Epsom hopefully and then to the Big Dance.''

Photo- Martin King