Race Comment Explainer
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handy, led 5th, pushed along and headed before last, ridden and stayed on run-in, always held
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Original comment with matches highlighted:
handy
, led 5th,
pushed along
and headed before last, ridden and
run-in, always held
Matched phrases & meanings
Phrase
Meaning
Pushed along
The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Stayed on
Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
Handy
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
Summary
The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).