Coming down the race descent today I had a look at the route - from the wear on the hillside - that most people seem to have taken when the gradient eases temporarily and the route tends left. I usually go horizontally for a short way before going down and right - almost all on grass so no trip/slip concerns. The popular way descends more abruptly but there are rocks in there so it is dodgy if you do not know it well. I will keep using the higher horizontal path most of the rime.