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This is the self indulgent section of the site where the site editor, Paul Ostermeyer, muses and pontificates about the world of racing .... why?

Well it is my site and I can if I want to - you may disagree with my views, if you do, or even if you agree, please feel free to let me know using the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page. I may even publish some of the responses.

Articles over six months old can be found in the archive

Hype, noisy punters and Channel Four Racing - The Beast on over-hyped racing, noisy punters and sanitised Channel Four reporting (04/11/12)

Thank You For Your Feedback - The Beast responds to feedback to his previous blog (11/11/12)

Size Matters - When it comes to National Hunt race courses size does matter (17/11/12)

Is Orange My Colour - How a trip to Woodbine almost ended up in Guantanamo Bay (19/11/12)

A Poisoned Chalice - Aintree may well struggle to find a new Grand National sponsor (25/11/12)

Piss-up In A Brewery - Multiple inspections and clashing race times (03/12/12)

No Sympathy For Dettori - The Beast has no sympathy for Dettori as he is banned for six months (06/12/12)

Another Year Over - The Beast looks back at 2012 and peeks forward to 2013 (31/12/12)

Week One Done - Fakenham vs Cheltenham, 15 Race Cards and Welsh thrills (07/01/13)

Let It Snow - It may be snowing but the world isn't going to end (21/01/13)

A Veritable Banquet - Cheltenham served the ultimate racing feast (20/01/13)

Clerks and Darlan - It's hard being a Clerk of the Course and the loss of Darlan (10/02/13)

Cheltenham Countdown - All the latest Cheltenham news and handicap weights (27/02/13)

An Interrupted Prep - The build-up for Cheltenham hasn't gone to plan (11/03/13)

An Emotional Festival - A look back at a Cheltenham Festival which saw the whole gamut of emotions (17/03/13)

Thwarted 1,000th - Trying to attend his 1,000th UK race meeting wasn't easy (27/03/13)

Bad Friday - Time to end the madness of not racing on Good Friday (29/03/13)

A Seaside Walk - Why The Beast will not be watching the Grand National (01/04/13)

Farewell Twitter - The Beast walks away from his racing Twitter account (06/04/13)

I Was Wrong - Thankfully I was wrong about the Grand National (08/04/13)

No Encore - No second Scottish trip for The Beast this week (22/04/13)

Disappointment On The Downs - A look back at a disappointing Derby meeting (02/06/13)

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