Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

led narrowly, headed 7th, remained close up, lost position home turn and pushed along, beaten 2 out

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Pushed along	The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
home turn	This is the final bend or corner of the track, just before the horses enter the final straight run to the finish line.
Close up	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).
This is the final bend or corner of the track, just before the horses enter the final straight run to the finish line.
Running very near the leaders (usually 2nd, 3rd, or 4th).