Hull roared into third place in the Super League with their third successive victory, running in eight tries to topple Castleford.

This was only their second win against the Tigers in their last seven meetings - but on this occasion they were a class apart.

Three tries in the closing 10 minutes of the first half sickened Castleford and gave Hull a massive 30-6 lead.

It was a victory which delighted coach Shaun McRae, who praised his side for their attacking flair when he said: "I thought we stretched and attacked Castleford's defence with a lot of confidence.

"Undoubtedly our first half performance set up the victory and I was pleased we also won the second half because sometimes you tend to turn totally off after dominating one half of the game."

However, it was a sorry story from the Castleford side as their coach Graham Steadman revealed skipper and influential stand-off Danny Orr could be out for some time.

Orr had had an influential opening for 15 minutes but was then carried off and Steadman said: "It's not looking good for Danny. He has injured the lower part of his spine and is in a lot of discomfort.

"Our medical staff are checking him over and we will send him for an X-ray to determine the full extent of the problem."

Hull began their victory march in the third minute when Graham MacKay scored the first of his two tries but Castleford hit back six minutes later through Michael Smith.

Winger Matt Crowther put Hull back in front with the first of his two tries and then Kiwi Toa Kohe-Love turned the game with a 90-yard solo effort.

Jason Smith and Steve Prescott added further tries before the break then MacKay and Crowther added their second before Kohe-Love got his second but in between Wayne Godwin and Dean Sampson had scored for Castleford.

Crowther added eight goals to his two tries for a man of the match performance.