front runner

n. the leader; the person or thing most likely to win. The press found out some juicy secrets about the front runner and made them all public.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anani	-	Biblical
Maxima	-	Ancient Roman
Ragnhild	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Grover	GRO-vər	English
Odelia	-	English
UrŠKa	-	Slovene