Horne in final contention

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The 26-year-old Great Britain international has been sidelined for four months by a serious neck injury but is surprisingly in contention to face St Helens at Wembley.

"The neck is fine and 100% but he has lost a lot of weight," said coach Richard Agar. "We will take some guidance from the player himself on whether he's mentally ready, but I think he's been in the game long enough to know he would only go out there if he was confident he could be an effective player. I have a lot of faith in Richard to make the right decision."

Hull, languishing in 11th place in the engage Super League, have battled against a lengthy injury list for much of the season.

They suffered a further blow when full-back Motu Tony was carried off during Friday's 26-6 win over Harlequins at the KC Stadium, and the New Zealander could now be doubtful.

Agar is also waiting on the fitness of scrum-half Adam Dykes, who has featured little since starring in the semi-final win over Wakefield due to a quad problem.

Agar added: "Motu's a bit of a struggle at the moment. He's got a recurrence of his knee injury.

"It's going to be tough for Motu to get onto the training park this week.

"We will make a decision on Adam later in the week. He has played only in fits and starts - which has been the case for him all year.

"It is important we do our best to get him out there at the weekend. He is crucial - he is a scrum-half, an organiser. He plays a massively important role and we want to do our utmost to make sure he is out there."