Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

led early, prominent, challenged over 2f out, led inside final , on

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Challenged	Attempted to overtake another horse.
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).
Furlong	Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).

Summary

Attempted to overtake another horse.
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).
Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).