Race Comment Explainer

Original comment with matches highlighted:

wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out, 110yds out,

Matched phrases & meanings

Phrase	Meaning
Pushed along	The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Mid-division	Running in the middle of the pack.
Never nearer	The horse's closest point to the leader was the position it finished in (ran on late).
Stayed on	Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
Rear	Running near the back of the field.

Summary

The jockey started to urge the horse (hand-riding, not necessarily using the whip).
Running in the middle of the pack.
The horse's closest point to the leader was the position it finished in (ran on late).
Continued to finish but without closing the gap significantly.
Running near the back of the field.