Place hand for final stretch (4,8)
I believe the answer is:
home straight
'final stretch' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'place hand' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'home' (synonyms).
'hand' becomes 'straight' (poker).
'home'+'straight'='HOME STRAIGHT'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for home straight that I've seen before include "Final stage of a racecourse" , "covered in neat report" , "final stage of race" , "Last part of a race" , "Last stage of race" .)