Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

close up towards rear, cajoled along and dropped to , 4f out

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Towards rear	Running near the back of the field.
tailed off	A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Close up	Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
halfway	The horse was patiently ridden up to the middle point
Rear	Running near the back of the field.

Summary

Running near the back of the field.
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
The horse was patiently ridden up to the middle point
Running near the back of the field.