Paul Winter

Paul David Winter, of East Ilsley, Newbury, was born on August 7, 1957, and served a three-year apprenticeship with Gerry Balding and a further 18 months with Johnny Haine. He was then retained by Geoffrey Hunter.

Paul won the 1977 Crown Plus Two Apprentice Championship and, that winter, rode in Norway and Kenya.

Despite this, his career failed to take off: he rode just five winners in 1978 and quickly faded from the scene.