How do I consistently resequence reminders on iPhone?

I have in the past dragged reminders around to resequence them, but now am unable (most of the time) to get them even selected to move - holding touch on one merely brings up the text editing interface. I know I’ve got “manual sort” on because every once in a while the manual selection does work. I have tried a number of different positions on the reminder grab hold of it, but none seem to consistently allow movement of the item. Any Ideas? (I do not have zoom enabled)

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