How to set the focus for a control in user control instead of its default focus

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C#

In a Form I am using a user control and few textboxes.
User control has 2 link labels and a spread Tab Sequence for Controls in User Control(Link1,Link2,Spread).
When the form loads the initial focus should be on first cell of the Spread.
Tab sequence should be spread,Textbox1,textbo2,textbox3,link1,link2.

But The inital focus is on Link1 instead of focusing on spread. Then on tabbing the focus navigates to Link2,Spread,textbox1,textbox2,textbox3.
How to set the initail focus to Spread?

Can we use ActiveControl or Focus?
I am trying ActiveControl but not sure whether it is correct way.
Ex:
this.UserControl1.ActiveControl = this.UserControl1.Spread;

Thank u in advance.