Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

not always fluent, made all, ridden before 2 out, stayed on gamely

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Stayed on gamely	Continued strongly under pressure despite fatigue.
ridden before	The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
Made all	Led the race from start to finish.

Summary

Continued strongly under pressure despite fatigue.
The jockey started urging the horse aggressively before the second-last obstacle to try and get it back into contention.
Led the race from start to finish.