THERE were an anxious few minutes for William Flood at Galway on Sunday, waiting to see if his homebred debutante Alliteration (Poet’s Word) would keep the concluding nine-runner bumper.

The race has been won in the past decade by some smart fillies, including Grade 2 bumper winner Grangee, Grade 3 bumper winner The Model Kingdom, graded-placed hurdler Global Equity, and Jelan. While the latter’s sole success came in this race, she is making her mark at stud as the dam of this year’s Grade 2 hurdle winner Jetara.