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Bad horses don’t win the Cape Guineas. That’s an adage bandied about in racing – and is largely borne out by the list of winners of the great race down the years. So, what is one to make of Russian Rock, 100-1 winner of the 2020 running? The grey colt’s trainer Dean Kannemeyer concedes that he might have “slightly underestimated” his charge, but points out that he is always conservative in his approach to his horses – especially the young ones. “I like to keep my feet on the ground and let my horses do their talking from the winner’s.