Former jockey Ray Cochrane was today receiving a Queen’s Commendation for Bravery for the courage he showed when rescuing fellow rider Frankie Dettori from the wreckage of a crashed plane.
The twin-engined Piper Seneca clipped a ditch as it took off from Newmarket racecourse on June 1 2000. The plane crashed and minutes later burst into flames.
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