Castleford returned to winning ways at the hands of local rivals Wakefield, winning their first game in 5 years.

The Wildcats have now lost seven games on the bounce, with the club's play-off hopes now reducing by the week.

It was the home side who started the brightest of the two clubs racing into a 12-0 lead. But the Tigers showed tenacity to bounce back and go into the sheds at half-time 24-12 in front.

Jason Demetriou set up the opening try of the game, working open a gap to allow Sean Gleeson to dash inside and cross.

Soon after Sam Obst also went over the try line, when another break saw Stuart Donlan beaten as he tried to defend the Tigers' line.

But Castleford showed steel and resolve akin to the first half against Huddersfield last week.

Donlan got the first of his two tries when he finished well. And ten minutes later Donlan added another four pointer, converted by Dixon who hit an 100% record with the boot this afternoon, to bring the scores level.

The Wildcats continued to mount pressure, but never look assured of their lead, and this was soon exemplified when Joe Westerman and Luke Dorn crossed for two tries in quick succession prior to half-time.

Westerman crossed from short range, but Dorn's try was by far the best of the afternoon with Cas keeping the ball alive well, before Dorn stretched out well to ground the ball on the whitewash.

And victory looked nearer after the break for the Tigers when Andrew Henderson showed a brilliant dummy half instinct to dive over at short range.

A rout was on the cards when Wakefield's defence went to pieces. A short pass to Craig Huby enabled him to get another Cas try; it was a gift for Cas's most experienced player, with Wakefield leaving a gap a mile wide.

The Tigers did goto sleep for a brief period allowing Ryan Atkins and Brett Ferres to score to give the scoreline a little bit more respectability, but the Tigers finished the more dominant and strongest with two further tries from Westerman and Huddersfield bound hooker Scott Moore.

[b]Wakefield:[/b]
[b]T:[/b] Gleeson (6), Obst (15), Atkins(63), Ferres (72)
[b]G:[/b] Brough (6,15,72)

[b]Castleford[/b]
[b]T:[/b] Donlan (19, 29) Westerman (33, 76), Dorn(36), Henderson (47), Huby (59), Moore (78)
[b]G:[/b ]Dixon (20, 29, 34, 37, 48, 60, 77, 79)

[b]HT:[/b] 12-24

[b]Ref:[/b] I. Smith

[b]Att:[/b] 6,498