Race Comment Explainer
Enter race comment:
in touch, close up 3 out, ridden and weakened next, tailed off
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Original comment with matches highlighted:
in touch,
close up
3 out, ridden and
weakened
next,
tailed off
Matched phrases & meanings
Phrase
Meaning
tailed off
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Weakened
The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.
Close up
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).
Summary
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).