The son of trainer Tommy Rayson, Montagu Davis Rayson was born at Alton, Hampshire, on August 26, 1904.He was riding at the age of two and began his career as an amateur in point-to-points while still a boy.
He won the 1928 Stanley Chase on Ballyhanwood and had three rides in the Grand National.
Monty sadly died, aged 24, on June 24, 1929, whilst on honeymoon in France following an operation on his throat.