Hull FC 42 Castleford Tigers 22: Tigers mauled as rampant Hull continue their fine start

Richard Agar's men had been locked 12-12 at the interval, but blew the Tigers out of the water after the break as Richard Horne (two), Peter Cusack and Craig Hall all went over the line in a devastating spell.

The result means Castleford have now lost all four of their games since their opening-night win at Leeds, although there was another score for winger Shaun Ainscough, his fourth in two games since signing on loan from Wigan.

Hull's attacking brilliance meant the focus was rarely on the performance of referee Richard Silverwood, who was making his first appearance since being branded "arrogant" by Leeds Rhinos' Keith Senior after the World Club Challenge, although the Dewsbury official did anger the majority of the 13,352 crowd by awarding 19 penalties.

Hull, still missing influential captain Sean Long with a hamstring injury, were rampant in the opening exchanges and finally crossed the line 11 minutes in.

Ewan Dowes and Danny Tickle came within inches of scoring before Kirk Yeaman did, notching his fourth of the season in the corner after a stunning five-man cross-field move.

But Castleford hit back and scored with their first real attack, Ryan Hudson snaking his way over from close range four minutes later.

Hull soon regained the lead when ex-Castleford man Willie Manu was the first to get to Horne's kick through the line but the Tigers again fought back and went into the break level.

Hudson looked to have grabbed himself a second with another sharp dart but, after he was held up, Castleford switched play and Brent Sherwin's kick was taken by James Evans, who palmed the ball into the hands of the waiting Ainscough to finish from a yard.

Hull regained their lead seven minutes after the restart thanks to Horne's second try in as many games.

Prop Mark O'Meley collected Shaun Berrigan's pass and burst clear before handing off to the supporting Horne, who cantered 20 metres to the line.

That try was quickly followed by Cusack's close-range finish off wily veteran Craig Fitzgibbon's stunning pass, before Horne burst clear and made his way to the line again as Hull began to cut loose.

Hall was the next to score, cashing in after Wainwright shelled Horne's towering kick on his own line, before Rangi Chase give Castleford hope as he got on the end of his own kick to score under the posts.

It appeared that could lead to a genuine chance of a fightback when Evans crashed over, but Fitzgibbon put the game to bed with a last-minute try.

Hull: Tansey, Calderwood, Hall, Yeaman, T. Briscoe, Turner, Horne, Dowes, Berrigan, O'Meley, Manu, Tickle, Fitzgibbon. Substitutes: Cusack, Lauaki, Whiting, Moa.

Castleford: McGoldrick, Ainscough, Shenton, Evans, Wainwright, Chase, Sherwin, Sargent, Hudson, Jackson, Huby, Snitch, Clayton. Substitutes: Dixon, Jones, Higgins, Massey.

Referee: R Silverwood (Dewsbury).