Arctic Steps gets up on the line for McGettigan Arctic Steps (12/1) got up in the final stride to land Dundalk's apprentice handicap over five furlongs.  Available at 33/1 this morning, the Footstepsinthesand filly had headgear fitted for the first time and raced prominently throughout. Having disputed the lead early on, she turned for home in second behind Hasiyna but looked held by that rival racing to the final furlong. Patrick McGettigan got a good response from the winner in the closing stages and she was in front where it mattered with a head the margin of victory over Hasiyna. Successful for Jennifer Lynch during the summer, the three-year-old was recording a second career victory.  Trainer Paul Mulligan, who owns the winner himself, said: "Great ride, he just came in time!  "I thought she was struggling two furlongs down. He said when he got stuck into her, she stayed on very strongly.  "She won in Down Royal at 66/1 one day and lost her form then. We kind of thought she didn't stay seven (furlongs).  "We put cheekpieces on her and gave her a gallop here last week and we thought she was a lot better with them. We thought they would help some bit anyway.  "She probably will keep coming up for the Winter Series.  "Our own lad Rory would have been riding her, only he has gone to Australia.  "He has a problem out there, he can't get a licence because an international apprentice has to have 40 winners before he can get a licence out there.  "He got off the plane and won a barrier trial the next day!  "He likes it and it is a bit of a working holiday for him, and a bit of learning for him.  "He's with Robbie Griffiths in Melbourne and he will be back in Johnny's (Murtagh) for the Flat." Additional reporting by Michael Graham
