Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

raced keenly, led, pushed along and headed inside final 3f, over 2f out

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
headed inside final	The horse lost the lead very late, within the last
Pushed along	The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Weakened	The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.
Keen	The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.

Summary

The horse lost the lead very late, within the last
The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
The horse lost speed and dropped back through the field.
The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.