Wakefield's relegation worries deepened with an eight-try hammering at The Jungle.

The in-form Tigers, beaten only once in their last eight matches, produced a blistering second-half show after being only 10-2 up at half-time.

Their try spree was led by young winger Waine Pryce who scored four touchdowns in a 15-minute spell shortly after half-time.

Former Castleford half-back Brad Davis put Wakefield ahead with a 12th-minute penalty goal after the Tigers were caught offside in front of their own posts.

Castleford got their first try five minutes later by making Wildcats full-back Martyn Holland pay for fumbling Danny Orr's high kick.

The Tigers scored from the resulting scrum when Dale Fritz went in from a play-the-ball close to the line.

The home side stretched their lead 10 minutes later when Wakefield were caught out again at a scrum when their former player Ryan Hudson sent Jon Wells tearing in for a try that Wayne Bartrim improved.

The Wildcats, without injured player-coach Adrian Vowles, soon fell further behind in the second half.

Orr's kick to the corner was deflected off a Wakefield player and the ball fell nicely for Pryce to score his first.

He grabbed his second four minutes later from another kick to the same corner, this time by Hudson.

The wingman completed his hat-trick when he chased Orr's kick downfield.

Orr then supplied the final pass as Pryce went in for his fourth.

Further tries from Orr and substitute Mark Lennon and Bartrim's sixth goal completed an easy win for the Tigers.

Wakefield's only try came eight minutes from time from second rower Gareth Ellis.