Frank Mason (jockey)

Frank "Titch" Mason (born Francis Mason, 4 April 1879 – 23 October 1969) was an English jockey who was British jump racing Champion Jockey six times between 1901 and 1907, winning the Grand National in 1905 on the horse Kirkland.

Born in Liverpool, Mason grew up in nearby Wavertree before moving with his parents to the Wirral.

Also in 1905, he was paid £300 not to ride for two weeks before the Grand National, to ensure that he would be fit and free of injury.

[1][2] After retiring, he lived at Moreton on the Wirral in a house named "Kirkland" after his Grand National winner.

The following year, his daughter scattered his ashes at the start of the Grand National course at Aintree, in the presence of the owner, Mirabel Topham.