Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ds finish well to go 2nd towards finish, always

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.
just held	The horse's powerful late run was not quite enough, and it lost the race by the narrowest possible margin (e.g., a nose or short head).

Summary

The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
The horse's powerful late run was not quite enough, and it lost the race by the narrowest possible margin (e.g., a nose or short head).