Race Comment Explainer

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Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
held towards finish	The horse's challenge had ended, and it finished weakly.
headed inside final	The horse lost the lead very late, within the last
Led over 1f out	The horse took the lead with about one furlong (200m) to go.
Chased leaders	Running directly behind the horses in front of the field.
Furlong	Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).

Summary

• The horse's challenge had ended, and it finished weakly.
• The horse lost the lead very late, within the last
• The horse took the lead with about one furlong (200m) to go.
• Running directly behind the horses in front of the field.
• Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).