"He's a typical colt, he loves a fight.
"He's not an overly big horse but he has amazing talent.
"He always has had right from day one.
"He's been beaten once but probably should have remained unbeaten and he's just a really good 1000m sprinter."
African Pulse's only defeat came at his second start when he led but was edged out narrowly by Jackpot Queen over 1000m at Flemington last May.
He won at his only other appearance on his home track when he defeated the brilliant Karuta Queen over the same trip on Melbourne Cup Day.
"We had a bit of trouble with him in the spring," Moroney said.
"We had him in against Sepoy in the Vain Stakes but he locked a stifle so we had to scratch him," Moroney said.
"Things were going wrong so we decided to give him a break but we still had time to get him ready for that one race on Cup Day.
"We couldn't find another race for him after that so we we put him away to aim him for the autumn." African Pulse is among the nominations for the A$1 million Newmarket Hcp (1200m) at Flemington on March 10 and Moroney is also aiming him for that feature sprint.
"I think 1200m will be ideal for him as well but he won't get much past that," the trainer said.
* Meanwhile across the border the A$150 million redevelopment of Randwick Racecourse is under way, while work at Warwick Farm is a step closer after Liverpool City Council approved the rezoning of parcels of land at the precinct.
The Australian Turf Club has contracted Brookfield Multiplex to carry out construction at Randwick with the main grandstand and 4500-seat horse viewing area to be known as the Theatre of the Horse the first to be built.
Since the last race meeting in early November, preparation for construction has been under way with the relocation and storage of the infrastructure in the Queen Elizabeth and Paddock Stands.
Starters will parade in the Theatre of the Horse before entering a tunnel under the new stand and moving on to the course proper.
The new facilities have also been designed to cater for multi-use non-race day functions and will include a 1000-seat ballroom, which will double as corporate suites on raceday.
As well, the facilities will include a Chairman's Lounge, corporate suites and boxes, new betting auditorium, members' dining facilities, young members' bar and high-end members' cocktail lounge.
Although construction will be ongoing, the ATC is confident enough work will be done to enable the 2012 autumn carnival to held at Randwick with facilities fully operational by the following year.
ATC chief executive Darren Pearce said pre-sales for the next autumn carnival were already strong.
Work is also scheduled to begin at Rosehill Racecourse financed by a A$24 million government grant given on the successful merger of the two former Sydney race clubs.
The money for Rosehill will be spent on improvements to access routes to the course and the track will also have the biggest on-field screen in the Southern Hemisphere.
- AAP
