Better Than Ready's belated return to racing is back on schedule after an eventful week for the colt and his trainer Kelly Schweida.

The three-year-old resumes in the Coca-Cola Amatil Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday where he will carry the minimum weight of 54 kilograms at his first test in open company.

"There's a few tough old sprinters in the race so he won't want to slip up but as long as he runs well I'll be happy," Schweida said.

"Is he good enough? I think he is. Is he fit enough? I think he is."

The destruction along the nation's eastern seaboard caused by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald wreaked havoc with Schweida's original plans for Better Than Ready.

The son of More Than Ready was entered for a 1110 metre open company sprint at Doomben on January 28 but that option was scrapped when the meeting was abandoned following torrential rain.

Better Than Ready was then transported to Sydney for a back-up plan to make his comeback at Rosehill last Saturday but was scratched when the track was saturated by rain in the preceding 24-hour period, resulting in a heavy 10 rating.

Schweida doesn't regret his decision to withdraw Better Than Ready and send him back to Brisbane by float without a start in Sydney.

"I know he would've put in and tried his heart out but with the 59 (kg) on his back it would've been too taxing," he said.

"Running this Saturday at Eagle Farm is Plan C but it's a better option for him and he's been really bright and relaxed since he got home which is what I wanted to see."

Better Than Ready has drawn barrier 13 on Saturday which means he is likely to drift back and settle in the second half of the field in the early stages.

"Drawing out wide means he'll have to go further back than we would have liked and it's a big field so he's probably going to encounter a bit of traffic," he said.

"But I think he's good enough to overcome those factors."

Schweida wants to assess Better Than Ready's Eagle Farm performance before he announces autumn carnival targets for the three-year-old.

The colt emerged as a genuine Group One contender when he broke the 1200 metre Randwick track record in winning the Sir Brian Crowley Stakes last October.