AFTER a mixed week for favourites in Cheltenham, most people expect Ballyhale Shamrocks to repay the bookies’ faith in today’s AIB All-Ireland Club hurling final.

Maurice Aylward has kept the faith will the Ballyhale Shamrocks side that saw off Toomevara in the last four for Saturday's crunch AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Final against Loughrea at Croke Park (throw-in 3.40pm).