By Marcus Townend for the Daily Mail
Published: 20:45 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 17 June 2019
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Charlie Hills concedes he will be feeling the pressure this afternoon — and having the favourites for two of the day’s feature Group One races gives him a decent excuse.
The trainer saddles fiery Battaash in the King’s Stand Stakes hoping the gelding can gain revenge on Blue Point for last year’s length and three-quarters defeat. And 40 minutes later in the St James’s Palace Stakes, Phoenix Of Spain will try to show his 16-1 win from Too Darn Hot in the Irish 2,000 Guineas was no fluke.
Hills has been involved in some highoctane days during his training career. They include guiding champion sprinter Muhaarar to four Group One wins in 2015 and being in charge of the family stable while his trainer father Barry was seriously ill in the week Classic-winning filly Ghanaati won the 2009 Coronation Stakes. Today could turn out to be bigger than any of them.
