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Horse profile

Joss The Boss (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer R Laplanche · Last owner M Boutin
by Xaar (GB) out of Justine Au Jardin (USA) (Black Tie Affair)
6 runs · 3 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Apr 2007 — 7,128 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 1st of 3 Won last time out Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Joss The Boss (IRE) is 1 from 6. Won last time out at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.1—
Good577305.2%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft262135%−1.1—
Soft303155%−1.11 from 3
Heavy1221310.7%+4.6—
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%0—
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.51 from 2
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−1—
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.5—
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Justine Au Jardin (USA) (Black Tie Affair)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cerize (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cerize (IRE)412m2f—
Mirth (GB)40——
Sweeterthanheaven (IRE)20——
Brookley Girl (IRE)30——
Princess Morgane (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% —
Good 3 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 3 1 33% —
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% —
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% —
6f – 7f 2 1 50% —
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jerome Lermyte 2 1 50% —
Steven Colas 2 0 0% —
J Canfyn 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 1 33% —
2006 1 0 0% —
2005 2 0 0% —

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
30 Apr 07+19d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix des Monts d'Arree 7f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Jerome Lermyte —
11 Apr 07+19d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Mayenne (Apprentices Handicap) (Straight) 7f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 1½ 8-9 Jerome Lermyte —
23 Mar 07+370d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Peuplier (Handicap) 1m · Very Soft · 18 ran 9/18 ¾ 8-0 — —
2006 · 1 run
18 Mar 06+282d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Flins sur Seine (Claimer) 1m · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 2½ 8-9 J Canfyn —
2005 · 2 runs
09 Jun 05+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Pyramide (Claimer) (Colts & Geldings) 1m1f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1 8-8 Steven Colas —
21 May 05 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Ville de Maisons-Laffitte (Claimer) (Colts & Geldings) 1m2½f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1 8-8 Steven Colas —

Quick answers

How many races has Joss The Boss won?
Joss The Boss (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Joss The Boss?
Joss The Boss (IRE) was trained by R Laplanche on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 30 April 2007.
Who is Joss The Boss's sire?
Joss The Boss (IRE) is by Xaar (GB) out of Justine Au Jardin (USA), whose sire is Black Tie Affair.
What going does Joss The Boss prefer?
Joss The Boss (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Joss The Boss's sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Joss The Boss's siblings?
Out of Justine Au Jardin (USA), Joss The Boss (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cerize (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.