Race Comment Explainer

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mid-division, pushed along and 3f out, late headway final

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
late headway final	The final effort was too little, too late to impact the main result.
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.
Outpaced	Could not keep up with faster horses mid-race.
Furlong	Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).

Summary

The final effort was too little, too late to impact the main result.
The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Running in the middle of the pack.
Could not keep up with faster horses mid-race.
Unit of distance; one furlong is 1/8 of a mile (approx. 200 meters).