Race Comment Explainer

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Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
ridden before	The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
not fluent	The horse jumped the tenth fence/hurdle poorly or awkwardly
Stayed on	Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
One pace	The horse maintained its speed but could not accelerate or quicken.

Summary

• The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
• The horse jumped the tenth fence/hurdle poorly or awkwardly
• Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
• The horse maintained its speed but could not accelerate or quicken.