The Luca Cumani-trained Afsare has bounced back to form in style with a decisive win at Salisbury.

Afsare posted a career-best effort when second in the Arlington Million in the United States last year but two starts this term had yielded an unplaced run in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot and a second in Listed company at Sandown.

Switched back to a mile (1600m), the result never looked in doubt as Andrea Atzeni was sitting motionless in second place aboard the 9-4 favourite with two furlongs (400m) to run.

He drew his whip with around a furlong to go and quickly accounted for the front-running Boom And Bust, with Afsare pulling six lengths clear at the line.

Afsare had given trouble at the stalls before his Arlington run and refused to be loaded at Goodwood earlier this year.

He had expert stalls handler Gary Witheford on hand to help at Salisbury and Sara Cumani, wife of the trainer, revealed his problems at the start had precluded any repeat bid at Arlington this year.

"Luca has been longing to run him over a mile for a long time because he's got so much speed," Cumani said.

"He should have been at the Arlington Million this weekend but you can't take your own handler for the stalls so we had to find something else.

"He's the most frustrating horse we've ever had because he's got tremendous ability.

"I don't know what's left for him but we wouldn't be afraid to run him anywhere over a mile or a mile and a quarter."