Hills duo get to know Epsom Vodafone Derby hopes Chancellor and Mr Combustible pleased Barry Hills in an eve-of-race workout on the track at Epsom today. The pair cantered the full mile and a half of the Classic course under big-race jockeys Richard Quinn and Richard Hills respectively, with Mr Combustible setting off around a furlong in front and maintaining that gap to the end. Hills, who also saddles Perfect Sunday and Storming Home in Saturday`s Stg£1million race, wanted to give the colts experience of racing down a hill into a bend. 'It was not a gallop, they just came to stretch their legs and have a look at the track, as I have done with some of my runners in the past, thought not with all of them,' Hills said afterwards. 'I was happy with them.' His son Richard was pleased with how Mr Combustible handled the tricky, switchback track. 'We had a good look at the track and gave him a feel of Tattenham Corner, so now it`s fingers crossed that we can beat the other 11 tomorrow,' he said. Quinn said of Chancellor: 'He seems on very good terms with himself. He went well and took to the track well. I am looking forward to tomorrow.' Sandown Classic Trial winner Chancellor is an 18-1 chance for the Derby with Ladbrokes, who rate Chester Vase scorer Mr Combustible a 20-1 shot. The same firm offer 6-1 about Perfect Sunday and 14-1 Storming Home in a race their trainer has yet to win, despite saddling the runner-up four times.
