A Redzel letter day for a syndicate living the sweetest of dreams
David Jennings on the (red) ties that bind the team who conquered Everest
It is the story that makes no sense anymore, it belongs to a bygone age.
Did syndicates not ring out with Nokia mobile phones? And how did a taxi driver find his way to a share in the world's new sprinting star? So, too, a primary school teacher, a concreter, an electrician, a cricket coach and a few cops. There is even a doctor and a pharmacist in there to help ease the pain.
But no remedies are needed when it comes to Redzel. He brings nothing but joy to the Triple Crown Syndicate who have flown to Flemington for the latest chapter of the fairytale.
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