PUZZLE 152 A Whole new Ball Game

Get away from the giant ball!
It will take a particular route, starting at the top-left and going down to the bottom-right.
If you're hit by the ball or have nowhere left to go, you lose.
The ball and the bile move at the same time.
On each turn, they move one square.
The bike can't travel through any squares it has been through before.

Hint 1

Keep out of the ball's way until it rolls to the bottom-right.
You should not go to the right on your first move.

Hint 2

There is more than one correct route.
First, try aiming for the bottom-left corner.

Hint 3

Continuing onf rom hint two...
When you have reached the bottom-left corner, aim for the top-right corner.

Super Hint

Continuing on from hint three...
Once you have made it to the top-right corner, you don't have long to go.
Just keep on following a safe route so you don't get hit by the ball.

Answer for 'A Whole new Ball Game'

The answer is as follows.

left, down, right, right, up, up, left, left.