December Gold Cup Next Running: Sunday December 9th, 2012
| Distance: | 2m 5f | Details: | (Grade 3) (Class 1) (4yo+) | Racecourse: | Cheltenham | Race Type: | Jumps |
Winning Trends for the December Gold Cup
Age Trend: Range: 6 - 8yo.
Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has won this twice with Poquelin. NJ Henderson has also trained two winners in the last eight renewals.
Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race once in the last eight renewals.
Weight Trend: Range: 10-0 - 11-12.
Official Rating Trend: Range: 132 - 163.
December Gold Cup Previous Winners
| YEAR | HORSE | A/G | WGT | LTO | FORM | TRAINER | JOCKEY | RAN | OR | SP |
| 2011 | Quantitativeeasing (Ire) | 6g | 10-7 | 28 | 7112-02 | NJ Henderson | BJ Geraghty | 16 | 145 | 6/1 (2f) |
| 2010 | Poquelin (Fr) (CD) | 7g | 11-12 | 28 | 212U-25 | PF Nicholls | Ian Popham (5) | 16 | 163 | 16/1 |
| 2009 | Poquelin (Fr) (C) | 6g | 11-8 | 28 | 7-12 | PF Nicholls | R Walsh | 17 | 151 | 7/2 (f) |
| 2008 | ABANDONED due to: Waterlogging | |||||||||
| 2007 | Tamarinbleu (Fr) (D) | 7g | 11-8 | 180 | 631- | D Pipe | Denis O'regan | 16 | 150 | 22/1 |
| 2006 | Exotic Dancer (Fr) (CD) | 6g | 11-4 | 28 | F-21 | Jonjo O'Neill | A Dobbin | 12 | 149 | 8/1 |
| 2005 | Sir Oj (Ire) | 8g | 10-0 | 40 | 6-45 | N Meade | P Carberry | 16 | 132 | 16/1 |
| 2004 | Monkerhostin (Fr) (CD) | 7g | 10-2 | 22 | 132 | PJ Hobbs | R Johnson | 13 | 134 | 4/1 (3f) |
| 2003 | Iris Royal (Fr) (D) | 7g | 10-13 | 21 | 2-11 | N Henderson | MA Fitzgerald | 17 | 142 | 7/1 (3f) |

