OWNER Terry McKeever celebrated what he described as the ‘pinnacle’ of his career after bargain buy Thistle Ask completed a 13-day hat-trick when running his rivals ragged from the front in the BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter on Friday,.

Picked up for just £11,000 at the Goffs UK Spring Sale, the eight-year-old gelding continued his remarkable rise through the ranks when following up recent wins at Kelso and Wetherby to give both Dan Skelton and Harry Skelton their first win in the Grade 2 feature.