Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

pulled hard early, never better than mid-division, well beaten 3 out,

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Mid-division	Running in the middle of the pack.
Never better	The horse was always near the front and was never in a worse position than it finished in.
Pulled hard	The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.
tailed off	A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race

Summary

Running in the middle of the pack.
The horse was always near the front and was never in a worse position than it finished in.
The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.
A definitive statement that the horse was finished and effectively out of the race