Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

mid-division, hit 5th, pushed along and after 3 out, 2 out and no progress

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Pushed along	The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Mid-division	Running in the middle of the pack.
not fluent	The horse jumped the tenth fence/hurdle poorly or awkwardly
Stayed on	Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.

Summary

The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Running in the middle of the pack.
The horse jumped the tenth fence/hurdle poorly or awkwardly
Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.