P S Chouhan positioned Zuccarelli in fourth or fifth berth even as stable mate Souza (P S Kaviraj up) shot ahead like a scalded cat to open a long gap over the rest of the field. Approaching the final turn Chouhan quickly improved Zuccarelli, but so did David Egan, who was specially flown in by the Poonawallas to ride A Star Is Born. However, on straightening up, Zuccarelli unleashed such a powerful run that A Star Is Born was unable to match strides with him despite Egan's desperate efforts. At the wire, the winner spared 2-3/4 lengths to the runner up, erasing the previous course record set by Selfie Star three years ago.

Earlier in the day, another new record timing was set when Arcadia, the other successful combination of Shroff and Chouhan, won the Pioneer Plate after a thrilling duel with Giant Star (Neeraj Rawal up). Arcadia clocked 1m:48.88s for the nine-furlong trip, slicing off nearly 1.2 seconds off the old figure.