Allan McManus and MarkCampbell got mixed up 20 yards out, allowing Dennis Wyness to break between them and force Craig Nelson into a save but referee John Rowbotham blew for a foul against Wyness in any case.
The landlord of a nearby pub, Mark Noble-Campbell, confirmed that Best had started to drink alcohol in his bar, but said he had never caused any trouble.
But he hopes that the 'Linford Christie' affect may be felt and a new generation of hurdlers come through as we now have an era of top-class sprinters with the likes of Dwain Chambers, Mark Lewis-Francis, Christian Malcolm and Darren Campbell.