Huddersfield opened up the second day of the Millennium Magic event in Cardiff with a one-sided victory over Wakefield to extend their winning run to six straight league games.

Jon Sharp's side are without doubt the competition's in-form side and now occupy a play-off spot, a far cry from the side that opened up the campaign with seven successive losses.

That run ended with a 56-12 Good Friday demolition of the Wildcats, who for their part have slipped dramatically from the form that saw them top the table earlier in the season.

A draw at Harlequins in April is all that separates John Kear's men from a six-game losing sequence and their performance here, which offered little more than tries for Paul White and Jamie Rooney, will be of grave concern to the coach.

With Robbie Paul (broken hand) and Sam Obst (broken wrist) both making comebacks for their respective sides, Huddersfield had the game firmly under control by the interval, taking a 20-6 lead into the dressing-rooms.

After two Chris Thorman penalties had set the scoreboard ticking, Stephen Wild registered the first try of the afternoon with a well-worked score.

Jamahl Lolesi was the chief architect, shaking off the attentions of Ben Jeffries to break clear, before feeding Wild who crossed the line at the second attempt after an initial stumble.

A Rooney penalty for a high tackle on Jeffries then reduced the deficit before further tries from Thorman and Wild with his second put the Giants further in command.

White collected Ryan Atkins' neat pass with a minute of the half remaining to post a try against his former side, but Rooney's missed touchline conversion ensured Huddersfield held a 14-point advantage at the break.

Huddersfield picked up where they left off after the interval, with Paul crossing for a try after Brad Drew had broken clear of the Wakefield defence.

Paul's try not only crowned his comeback form injury but helped him record a hat-trick of wins at this venue following previous successes with Bradford and New Zealand.

Whilst Drew and Thorman were able to guide their side around the field with a kicking game rich in accuracy and craft, Wakefield often resorted to Rooney punting from deep, which only offered Huddersfield further invitation to attack.

Moments later, Drew's deft kick sent Lolesi in at the corner for a deserved score and, although Thorman failed with his touchline conversion, at 30-6 the game was all but won.

The experienced Paul then spurned a golden chance to add a further score when clean through but opted to place a heavy kick ahead rather than feed the adequate support of Chris Nero, whilst Ryan Hudson was desperately unlucky to cross when Keith Mason's ball just evaded him after an excellent move involving Nero and Martin Aspinwall.

A Thorman penalty - stretching his personal points haul to 16 - and a neat Aspinwall try after Kevin Brown's short ball appeared to have brought the curtain down on proceedings, only for Rooney to have the final word with an interception try and conversion.