IT might be a good idea to retain at least a little bit of faith in Summerville Boy.

True, he disappointed again in the International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday. That was his second below par run back out of two attempts this season. Okay, so he was taking on Buveur D’Air and Samcro on his first run back in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on the first day of this month, but he was beaten over 20 lengths by those two, and he was beaten by Vision Des Flos for third.