As you can see, the competitiveness index (ci) is a race metric. This is a highly competitive race:

#***o
1***4
2***4
3***4
4***4
ci = .0625

This is a highly uncompetitive race:

#***o
1***1.1
2***21
3***21
4***21
5***21
ci = .1382

Question: does a 7:1 horse (for example) perform differently in a highly competitive race as opposed to a highly uncompetitive race?