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.
Never better	The horse was always near the front and was never in a worse position than it finished in.
Weakened	The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.

Summary

• The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
• The horse was always near the front and was never in a worse position than it finished in.
• The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.