THE former Perth galloper Vega Magic, having his first start for David Hayes since transferring from Sean Casey, has won the Group 1 Darley Goodwood at Morphettville after a five month lay-off.

Tackling a field of 20 in the $1 million 1,200-metre sprint, Craig Williams got the son of Ballylinch Stud’s Lope De Vega smartly out of the gates to sit outside the leader before withstanding the back markers to win by three-quarters of a length from the Fastnet Rock filly Missrock and the Any Given Saturday gelding Casino Wizard.