FAMOUS FIVE

1

Only three horses have won the BetVictor/December Gold Cup in the same season — Pegwell Bay, Senor El Betrutti and Exotic Dancer

2

Only one horse has won the race twice. Poquelin in 2009 and 2010

3

The average winning SP in the last 16 runnings is 10-1

4

Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson have won seven of the last 15 runnings between them

5

Richard Johnson is the leading jockey with three wins — Legal Right (1999), Monkerhostin (2004) Village Vic (2015)