" inside track "

1: the more favorable condition or position in a competition;

  * e.g., " ... the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advantage,

•  better,

•  bulge,

•  catbird seat,

•  drop,

•  edge,

•  high ground,

•  jump,

•  pull,

•  stead,

•  upper hand,

•  vantage,

•  whip hand

•  Antonyms : 

•  disadvantage,

•  drawback,

•  handicap,

•  liability,

•  minus,

•  penalty,

•  strike