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
Amurdad	-	Persian Mythology
Ermenegilde	-	French
Dukvakha	-	Chechen
Vlassis	-	Greek
Ampelius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Boyko	-	Bulgarian