Aspetar put in a superb performance to land the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes for Roger Charlton at York on Saturday.
The son of Al Kazeem travelled all over this field under Jason Watson as Elarqam and Telecaster pushed the pace and he breezed past those rivals in smooth fashion.
A Group One winner at Cologne last year, the five-year-old was not penalised for that success and his class told as he tanked through the 10-furlong contest like a classy animal.
This was only his second start in the UK from his last seven starts and, given he takes his travels well, he’ll have loads of options at home and abroad for the remainder of the season.
A step back up to Group One level looks his likely next port of call, with Paddy Power going 8/1 about him for the Juddmonte International back at York next month.
"He put that race to bed very well and hopefully it will be a stepping stone for him," Watson said.
"The Juddmonte is an option for the owners to discuss but there will be several opportunities for him.
"I think he's versatile (regarding trip), he pulled quite hard over a mile and a half last year and the mile and a quarter sort of made sense."
Charlton's son and assistant Harry explained that lessons were learned in Aspetar's narrow defeat earlier this month.
He said: "Last time at Sandown let us learn that he has got an electric turn of foot.
"Jason will admit himself that he went a bit early at Sandown, and he said he surprised him how quickly he ran past a pretty good field and then got tired and wandered before being beaten by a pretty good horse of Andre Fabre's.
"Dad and I have been thinking about it for two days - how we were going to ride this race.
"I said 'why don't you sit last, go slow, relax, let them have their battle (up ahead)?' - which he did, and he gave him a great ride."
Having watched the victory from Ascot, Charlton confirmed a return to York may be in plans - before an international campaign later in the year.
"I think Jason would say he probably got there too soon again," he added.
"He got the job done and he was impressive.
"It is possible we could go back to the Juddmonte. We looked at some of the German races he could have run in, but the prize money levels have been decimated.
"We are kind of pot-hunting, with him being a gelding. I suspect their (owners') aim will be to end up in Qatar for the big races at the end of the year, so we will build towards that."