Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

raced keenly towards rear inside, some ver goi inside over 1f out, never going pace to get involved

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
never going pace to get involved	The definitive statement that the horse's speed/turn of foot was insufficient, or it was positioned too far back, to catch the front-runners and seriously challenge for a winning position.
Towards rear	Running near the back of the field.
Headway	The horse was moving up through the field.
Keen	The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.

Summary

The definitive statement that the horse's speed/turn of foot was insufficient, or it was positioned too far back, to catch the front-runners and seriously challenge for a winning position.
Running near the back of the field.
The horse was moving up through the field.
The horse was fighting the jockey, wasting energy early.