Race Comment Explainer

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in rear, switched wide and pushed turning for home, ridden before final , some late

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
ridden before	The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
Furlong	Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).
Headway	The horse was moving up through the field.
Rear	Running near the back of the field.

Summary

The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).
The horse was moving up through the field.
Running near the back of the field.