Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

mid-division on outside, pushed along and rapidly over 4f out,

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.
tailed off	A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
Weakened	The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.

Summary

The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Running in the middle of the pack.
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race
The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.